Our story

We are passionate about achieving positive outcomes for people and the planet.

Founded in 2011, our journey began with a vision to enhance the natural world, lower carbon emissions for businesses, and support resilient communities. Since then, we have worked with communities, businesses, councils, and NGOs across Aotearoa to catalyse ideas for a more sustainable future.

Our talented team works across the sustainability spectrum. We are experts in carbon reduction and offsets, bio-energy, waste minimisation, biodiversity, restoration, integrated land use, and community development.

We work alongside communities to help them enhance their place. Together, we bring vision and leadership to every stage of the projects we work on.

Whirika is derived from the word ‘whiri’ — the plaited foundation of a kete used to combine different strands together – thick, thin, wide or narrow.

It represents the role we play in projects and the type of work we strive to deliver. Collaborative, strong, interwoven.

Our logo takes inspiration from the whiri whilst including environmental references to represent the work we do. These shapes represent land and water, mountains and sea, and the coming together of various entities and groups towards a shared goal.