Work we’ve done for a better world

We analysed various options to preserve water quality in rivers and streams in Canterbury, New Zealand. The regional council promulgated a plan that would have limited sustainable plantation forestry, without having considered other options to preserve river flows ... Read more

Castalia helped Shell New Zealand prepare its response to the draft New Zealand Energy Strategy. The proposed strategy created unnecessary risks for the energy security and development of natural gas reserves ... Read more

Castalia advised an international strategic investor on its bid for a controlling stake in Contact Energy, one of New Zealand’s biggest energy providers. Our client needed a deep understanding of pricing, regulation and market rules in order to value Contact ... Read more

Castalia assessed the effectiveness of the Pilot Health PPP Advisory Facility. International donors for the Facility wanted to know if their money was well spent ... Read more

Castalia recommended turning a poorly coordinated Cervena Appellation into a brand under a consolidated ownership structure to increase value of New Zealand venison exports. A New Zealand venison brand would be valuable, but the Cervena Appellation failed to deliver the ... Read more

Castalia designed a model for private sector participation in the Philippines’ rural electric cooperatives to attract operational expertise and finance for development. Many rural electrification cooperatives in the Philippines were struggling as a result of poor management and lack of ... Read more

Castalia helped the Newcastle Port Consortium prepare a growth strategy for the Port of Newcastle. The Government of New South Wales was going to privatize the Port of Newcastle and the Consortium, made up of local business people with commitment ... Read more

Castalia gave expert evidence that a new contracting model to pay physiotherapists did not breach competition law. Physiotherapists had claimed that the new contracts, which prevented them from charging patients additional out-of-pocket fees, limited competition and amounted to price-fixing ... Read more