MiDeer Consulting - Your Lighthouse to China Since 2001

25 years helping NZ businesses
grow in China

Strategy, research, partnerships, capital, marketing, PR and government relations, all under one roof.

We are the firm NZ exporters call before entering China. Every engagement is managed end to end by our senior team, with specialist work delivered through vetted partners. Trusted by New Zealand businesses since 2001. Talk to us before you commit a cent.

New Zealand and China connected across the Pacific — from the NZ lighthouse to Shanghai's skyline

100+

Clients Supported

25 years

Since 2001

$1M–$500M

Project Range

90%

Client Satisfaction

Most of these outcomes weren't built by going broad. They came from finding the right niche, and the partner who genuinely needed it.

The MiDeer Way

Three tested ideas sit behind everything we do — how we see advantage, who we choose to work with, and how we deliver.

Refined across 25 years of NZ–China advisory work, they shape every engagement we run — and they are the reason our clients' entries are built on market reality, not on optimism.

THE STRENGTHS THEORY

Rediscover Your Advantage

Your advantage isn't what you think it is — it's what the market says it is. Entering China means rediscovering your value through Chinese eyes, not exporting your own story.

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THE PARTNER-LED PHILOSOPHY

Find Partners Who Want You

We don't find the partner you want — we find the one who wants you. Partners who depend on you invest in you: lower cost, lower risk, real staying power.

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THE SEQUENCED METHOD

Sequence Your Entry

Every engagement runs the same sequenced path — Market Clarity, Partner Introduction, Deal & Delivery, Scale & Institutionalise. Ideas, sequenced into delivery.

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Core Services

Your Pathway to China

Three services for three moments — first entry, first traction, lasting growth. Most clients start with a free 45-minute consultation, then run the services as one journey.

Selected Track Record

Realised value built on proven alignment

Insights

The MiDeer Observer

Daily China business intelligence for New Zealand business leaders: market analysis, policy, industry news and research reports.

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NZ-China trade, market intelligence and research, updated daily.

Beyond Market Growth

Additional Services

The same "find who wants you most" logic, applied to equity financing and team capability building.

Want to know if your product has a real path into China?

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A New Zealand lighthouse — your lighthouse to China since 2001