Half-Year in Review: Resilience and International Opportunities 2026

In the first half of 2026, Elika Consulting Group (ECG) demonstrated strong resilience and strategic momentum, pivoting toward high-impact international and regional partnerships across New Zealand, Australia, the Indo-Pacific.

Through our work with partners such as DFAT Australia (Pacific 4 Aviation), The Pacific Community (SPC), Ministry Business Innovation and Employment, and Auckland Council, we delivered bespoke governance training, evaluation research, and system-wide capability upgrades. Our position as an Ōrākei Local Board Award Finalist, combined with a 100% positive participant rating and a 9.37% growth in social audience (2,277 followers), highlights ECG's commitment to delivering culturally centered excellence with real-world impact.

This is our second ECG Pulse, which measures across 6 months our heartbeat of impact demonstrating our project performance, team capability and client satisfaction.

Through indicators Strategy Vitality, Engagement Pulse, Evaluation Health, Innovation BPM and Client Satisfaction Reviews we demonstrate our internal metrics for success and accountability to our strategic plan.

Here are our results:

 2026 Performance Highlights

• Strategy Vitality: Expanded international footprint across Australia and the Pacific, while maintaining operational resilience and lean fiscal management.

• Engagement Pulse: Led community capacity initiatives, including the Pasifika Play Plan Engagement  for Auckland Council’s Manurewa Local Board. 

• Evaluation Health: Delivered regional Arts Needs Assessments across Manurewa, Papakura, and Franklin alongside Pacific Business Export & Trade Research for MBIE and Auckland Council.

• Innovation BPM: Developed and Delivered international governance and leadership training for Pacific aviation and tourism leaders through Pacific 4 Aviation (partnered with DFAT Australia), and strengthened workforce capability for The Pacific Community (SPC) through streamlined onboarding systems.

• Client Satisfaction & Impact: Recognized as an Ōrākei Local Board Award Finalist, expanded social reach to 2,277 followers (+9.37%), and achieved 100% positive feedback across all client workshops. 

Looking Ahead

As we enter the second half of 2026, ECG remains dedicated to grounded, culturally intelligent consulting. We partner with organizations across four core areas:

• Strategic design and facilitation

• Workforce and leadership development

• Evaluation and reporting

• Community-led programme delivery

Connect with us at letstalk@ecg.nz or visit www.ecg.nz to collaborate on future initiatives.