The New Zealand Institute of Management (NZIM) is New Zealand’s largest professional management organisation and is very representative of management and employers comprising of a large number of individual and corporate members. The corporate members tend to be large companies and assuming each employs an average of 10 managers this would bring the total membership to around 19,000 practising managers. NZIM represents the interests of these practising managers and has an extensive coverage of both the public and private sectors.
NZIM is in the mainstream of management standards development and is committed to continuously improving management education standards in New Zealand. The Institute administers national management educational qualifications through tertiary institutions and secondary schools and undertakes advocacy activities and research.
NZIM is the only integrated body which can develop managers with no previous qualification through to a graduate qualification and also provide ongoing professional development.
NZIM has a management development staircase. The Ascent of Management programme has been developed over many years and is continuously updated in close consultation with industry and the tertiary sector.
NZIM National and Region Boards represent a full cross section of New Zealand business, industry, government, non profit organisations and associations.
NZIM retains external Advisory Panels which constantly review and supervise programme development.
The strength of NZIM is derived from the involvement of Chief Executives, Educationalists, Specialist Advisory Panels and practising managers.
Read more about National Office, our Regional Offices and our Code of ethics.
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2008 
NZIM Structure
During 2008 the National Board decided it was timely to again address the need for a more sustainable structure to better position NZIM in the marketplace in the future. NZIM Southern
The formation of NZIM Southern was completed during 2008 with the NZIM Invercargill Branch officially agreeing to join NZIM Southern from 1 February 2009. Industry Role
NZIM continued to take a lead role with Business Capability Partnership a government/private sector joint initiative set up three years ago to look at ways of building business and management capability. Finances
The financing of National Office is currently not sustainable hence the desire to restructure. NZIM Foundation
Another very successful year for the NZIM Foundation under Chairman, Doug Matheson Life FNZIM. AAMO
NZIM continues to play an active role in the AAMO and in September/October I attended a Council meeting in Japan.
For more information about us please download our 2008 Annual Report (a PDF - 18 pages).