Lead with the Earth.
Step into Leadership that Regenerates.
Consulting
Tiera
Catalyzing leadership for food systems that regenerate life; ecologically, culturally, socially, and economically.
Kia ora, Welcome. I’m Daniellé du Plooy, PhD, founder and principal of Consulting Tiera.
Consulting Tiera provides principal-led advisory and project stewardship to leaders in Aotearoa New Zealand and the United States who work at the intersection of food systems, land, and leadership, ready to engage complexity, hold responsibility, and act with care for both present and future generations.
By integrating research, relational intelligence, and values-aligned strategy, this work enables decisions and initiatives that are commercially viable, socially resilient, and ecologically and culturally sound.
Human Wellbeing is Inseparable from the Health of the Earth.
Earth-led leadership within food systems has the power to restore relationships between people, land, and community.
Whether you are a producer, founder, executive, policymaker, or steward of land and community, this work invites you to move beyond intention.
To lead with clarity, to align action with values, and participate in building food systems which are regenerative, resilient, and life-affirming.
Earth-led
Guidance
Shaping regenerative and resilient food system futures rooted in people, place, and long-term wellbeing. This means aligning strategy, culture, and practice with long-term care for land and future generations.
Consulting Tiera offers a set of integrated services that can be engaged individually or together, depending on where you are and what is needed.
I work alongside you as a thinking partner, guide, and collaborator. Bringing systems insight, deep listening, strategic clarity, and grounded experience across diverse food system contexts to help you see more clearly, think more systemically, and act more intentionally, so that what you build is both practical and transformative.
Not to lead for you. But to walk alongside you as you lead.
1.
Research & Knowledge Generation
I conduct research as a form of sense-making for change, helping organizations understand the cultural, relational, and systemic dynamics shaping their work. This is careful, evidence-based work that supports leaders who want to act with intention rather than react to circumstance.
2.
Thought Leadership & Public Engagement
As a public thinker and storyteller, I work at the intersection of food systems, land, and care. Through speaking, teaching, and media, I help shape how people think about the future of food and land before they decide how to act.
3.
Strategic Guidance & Advisory
I support leaders and organizations to navigate food system futures with clarity and intention. This work begins at the root, not the symptom: understanding complexity, anticipating long-term impacts, and aligning strategy with values that hold for people and land.
4.
Project Stewardship
I collaborate on hands-on project leadership where governance, values, and long-term stewardship matter as much as delivery. This includes leading complex, place-based initiatives at the intersection of infrastructure, community, and ecology, and supporting teams to build structures that hold meaning and keep implementation aligned with core values.
Food waste diverted annually at Glendhu Compost Hub
Current Investment Opportunity
30t
10+
Invest in Systems Change
Seeking aligned capital partners who understand that true returns are measured not just in financial yield, but in ecological restoration and community resilience.
Years of field practice across Aotearoa NZ and the US
PhD
Human Geography, Otago, peer-reviewed publications in 2025–26
5 Years
Freshlink Wānaka — profitable without subsidies or grants
NZD 1.5M
Investment case per Freshlink hub designed to scale nationally
2 nations
Cross-jurisdictional practice spanning NZ and US food systems
Ready to work together?
If you are committed to shaping food systems that work in service to life; ecologically, culturally, socially, and economically, Consulting Tiera is here to support you.
