Build Your Own Community Economy
Kintara provides the digital infrastructure that enables organisations to build, operate and grow their own trusted community economy.
Every organisation retains its own identity, governance and priorities while using the Kintara platform to connect people, businesses, organisations, products, services and opportunities within one secure digital ecosystem.
Features can include community marketplaces, digital wallets, Community Credits, QR payments, member and business directories, opportunity sharing, events, skills exchange, reporting and governance tools—all designed to strengthen local economies, increase collaboration and create meaningful community connections. As the network grows, organisations can also choose to connect with other trusted community economies across New Zealand and around the world.
Marketplace
Buy, sell and exchange products, services and opportunities within your community.
Digital Wallet
Earn, manage and exchange Community Credits through your secure digital wallet.
QR Payments
Fast, secure payments and credit transfers using integrated QR technology.
Communities
Build stronger local economies while connecting with other trusted communities.
- Trusted. Local. Secure. Community owned.
What is Kintara?
Kintara is a configurable digital platform that enables organisations to build trusted participation ecosystems.
Using the Kintara platform, organisations can connect members, businesses, organisations, products, services, opportunities and local initiatives within one secure digital ecosystem that reflects their own identity, governance and community priorities.
The platform can include community marketplaces, digital wallets, Community Credits, QR payments, member and business directories, opportunity sharing, skills exchange, events, groups, reporting and governance tools—all working together to increase participation, strengthen local economies and create meaningful community connections.
As more organisations adopt Kintara, they can choose to connect with other participating community economies, creating new opportunities to collaborate, trade and exchange value across regions, countries and, ultimately, around the world.
Why Kintara Exists
Every community already has an economy.
Every day, people contribute their skills, services, products, knowledge, time and creativity. Local businesses create value, organisations support their communities, and countless opportunities exist to collaborate and grow.
Yet much of this value remains difficult to discover, connect and exchange because it is spread across disconnected people, organisations and systems.
<strong>Kintara provides the digital infrastructure that brings these connections together.</strong> It enables organisations to build trusted community economies where people, businesses and organisations can connect, collaborate, exchange value and create new opportunities.
As more organisations adopt the Kintara platform, they can also choose to connect with other participating community economies—opening the door to trusted collaboration, trade and shared opportunities across regions, countries and, ultimately, around the world.
- Skills & Knowledge
- Services & Products
- Community Connection
- Business Participation
- Opportunity Creation
- Collaboration
How Kintara Works
Kintara provides the digital infrastructure that enables organisations to build, manage and grow their own community economy.
By connecting people, businesses, organisations, products, services and opportunities through one trusted platform, Kintara makes it easier to collaborate, exchange value and strengthen participation within and between communities.
Your Community Economy
Every community economy built on the Kintara platform is configured around the goals, priorities and values of the organisation that operates it.
Members, businesses and organisations come together within one trusted digital platform where they can discover opportunities, build meaningful connections, exchange value and strengthen their local economy—while retaining the flexibility to connect with other participating community economies as the network grows.
Within your community economy, participants can:
- Buy and sell products
- Offer and access services
- Exchange skills and knowledge
- Earn and spend Community Credits
- Make secure QR payments
- Promote businesses and organisations
- Discover local opportunities
- Share resources and collaborate
- Build stronger community connections
The Kintara Framework for Stronger Community Participation
Discover the practical framework behind Kintara and learn how organisations can strengthen participation, engagement, collaboration and local opportunity.
Who Kintara supports
Designed for communities and organisations that want to strengthen local participation.
Kintara is designed for organisations and communities seeking practical ways to strengthen participation, collaboration, and local economic connection.
Iwi & Hapū
Support participation, engagement, and opportunity within trusted community ecosystems.
Community Organisations
Create stronger local participation and improve visibility of opportunities.
Councils & Regional Initiatives
Councils & Regional Initiatives
Local Businesses
Connect with communities and participate within trusted local ecosystems.
Industry Groups & Associations
Create stronger engagement opportunities for members and stakeholders.
Membership Organisations
Support collaboration and participation across connected networks.
Our Approach
Designed Around Your Community Economy
Every community is different.
That is why Kintara starts with your organisation’s goals, priorities, governance and community outcomes.
We work alongside you to configure a trusted digital platform that reflects your identity and enables your members, businesses and organisations to connect, trade, collaborate and exchange value.
Our Vision
Building a Connected Network of Community Economies
Kintara's vision is to help organisations create stronger, more connected community economies through trusted digital infrastructure.
Beginning in Aotearoa New Zealand, we envision a future where independently governed community economies can choose to connect, collaborate and exchange value—creating new opportunities for people, businesses and organisations while retaining their own identity, governance and community priorities.
As the network grows, these trusted connections can extend across regions, countries and, ultimately, around the world.
Powerful Platform. Simple Experience.
Everything your organisation needs to build, manage and grow a trusted community economy.
Marketplace
Buy, sell and exchange products, services and opportunities within your trusted community economy.
Digital Wallet
Every member receives a secure digital wallet to manage Community Credits, payments and transactions.
QR Payments
Make fast, secure QR payments and transfers between members, businesses and organisations.
Members & Businesses
Connect people, local businesses, organisations and community groups through one trusted platform.
Opportunities & Events
Promote jobs, volunteering, events, projects and local initiatives to increase participation.
Groups & Organisations
Support clubs, iwi, hapū, charities, associations and organisations within one connected community ecosystem.
Reporting & Insights
Monitor participation, marketplace activity, transactions and community growth through real-time reporting.
Connected Communities
Connect with other trusted community economies to trade, collaborate and exchange value across New Zealand and around the world.
Ready to Explore What’s Possible?
Whether you are an iwi organisation, hapū, community group, council, regional initiative, business network or membership organisation, Kintara provides the digital infrastructure to help you build, manage and grow your own trusted community economy.
Connect people, businesses, organisations and opportunities through one platform designed to strengthen participation, collaboration and value exchange.
See how Kintara can support your organisation.
Discover the features that power community economies.
Let's discuss your community's goals and vision.