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We believe there’s strength in collaboration, which is why we work with corporate, government and NGO partners to achieve great outcomes. Discover who we’re working with and why.

Our Partners

We believe there’s strength in collaboration, which is why we work with corporate, government and not-for-profit organisations to achieve great outcomes.

BNZ is our key partner in Community Finance, which provides no interest Good Loans to people on limited incomes, including debt solution loans as part of the DEBTsolve programme.

BNZ has committed $60 million of loan capital to help New Zealanders on limited incomes improve their quality of life. Good Loans are provided on a not-for-profit basis. In 2015, BNZ won the Institutional Banking Innovation Award for its role in Community Finance. In the same year, BNZ in partnership with Good Shepherd NZ were shortlisted for an innovation award from the NZ Sustainable Business Network.

The New Zealand Government is a key supporter of Community Finance, which provides no interest Good Loans, and the DEBTsolve programme. The Ministry of Social Development contributes towards the operating costs of Good Shepherd NZ and our NGO community partners in delivering the initiative (but does not provide lending capital or guarantees), to support people on limited incomes to access affordable loans.

Aviva is a family violence service provider in Christchurch. We have worked with Aviva to develop and customise our no interest Good Loans to best meet the needs of the women, children and men they support. Aviva offers Good Loans from its location at The Loft in Christchurch East.

We have also supported Aviva to deliver its Specialist Peer Support and Pathways to Employment programme, to employ and train people who have overcome violence to walk with those who are working on building violence-free futures.

Presbyterian Support Otago works for a fair, just and caring community. They care for Otago’s older people, support families in need and deliver programmes for young adults and children. The Family Works service includes social work, foodbank, emergency response, financial mentoring, parenting support, youth development and community development programmes. Family Works is now working with us to provide Good Loans to meet the need for fair and affordable credit in the community.

We’re working with Suncorp on ways to support customers in vulnerable circumstances, and improve financial resilience for New Zealanders. Through Suncorp’s ‘Vero’ brand, we are trialling Drive car insurance, an affordable and accessible product designed to reach New Zealanders who have traditionally been excluded from the car insurance market.

Good Shepherd NZ has contributed to Suncorp’s customer vulnerability framework and training programme to support customers in vulnerable circumstances.

Together we are continually looking to better understand more about why people might not take out insurance and identify opportunities to improve financial security and resilience for New Zealanders. 

We have developed a Healthy Relationships Toolkit in partnership with Dr Ayesha Scott from AUT, with support from AUT Health Futures. AUT Health Futures is a bold approach to tackling significant societal problems facing Aotearoa New Zealand.

AUT contributes to its communities through research and education. AUT wants to increase this contribution and co-design solutions that extend beyond traditional research and partnership boundaries.

We’ve teamed up with BudgetFirst to deliver our Good Loans programme in the Hastings area. BudgetFirst is a registered charity, focused on improving financial capability for whānau living and working in Hawkes Bay.

Through our partnership, BudgetFirst will be able to provide a fair and affordable loan to its clients so they can access essential items or services such as a second-hand car, medical bills, household furniture or electronic devices like a computer.

As part of its commitment to investing in New Zealand communities, Kiwibank has been active in supporting the establishment and growth of no interest loans in New Zealand. The bank provides the capital for some of the no interest loans offered by Christchurch family violence agency Aviva.

Our supporters

DebtManagers supports and works with our Economic Harm Support Service to establish fairer repayment plans, as well as providing debt relief and write-offs for clients experiencing economic harm. We also work closely with DebtManagers to raise awareness of economic harm and healthy financial relationships by distributing resources in the community, and using reciprocal referral pathways to ensure people can access the right support.