About QCONZ
We help businesses in the primary sector assure the quality of their products so they can protect and enhance their reputations.
This is a responsibility we do not take lightly, but one we relish. We have built our team and skills over past 25 years to the stage where we have the most modern, tested, and experienced suite of primary sector quality assurance products and services in New Zealand.
We train – designing and delivering bespoke skills training programmes across the primary industry.
We check – our experienced team of accredited auditors check processes on-farm and in factory to ensure quality standards are met (and with over 30,000 farm and factory visits per year, we have gotten pretty good at it!).
We build software – we have a team of clever software developers who can take our knowledge and experience and turn it into timesaving and value-adding tools.
We aim to be the primary sector’s most trusted provider in quality assurance. As a privately owned business we have the freedom to ensure our customer focus is unrivalled and our ability to innovate is unconstrained.
From small beginnings to where we are today
QCONZ was founded in 1999 by a small group of agricultural food safety specialists operating in the Waikato region of New Zealand.
In 2009 QCONZ expanded internationally into Brazil. QCONZ AL is our sister company and provides similar services to our New Zealand operation.
Today QCONZ delivers the farm dairy audit programme for Fonterra, the New Zealand Farm Assurance Programme (NZFAP) audit for New Zealand Farm Assurance Incorporated, and we work closely with all major Dairy Companies in the North Island.
We have developed software tools like QCONZ FWFP and FarmScope which help with quality assurance and planning.
We advise central and local government on the practicalities of improving and assuring primary sector food quality and environmental performance.
We love what we do and are passionate about helping New Zealand agriculture prosper and have the success it deserves.
Our PurposeTe Pūtake
Providing ethical, sustainable, quality solutions
Our MissionWhakatakanga
Our ValuesNgā Uarā
- Showing support and loyalty to our team and to our customers
- Valuing honesty, reliability, and transparency
- Providing quality and excellence in everything we do
- Adding value and improving services whenever possible
Credentials
ISO 9001 certified
QCONZ New Zealand is ISO 9001:2015 certified. We are audited annually by Telarc to ensure our Quality Management Systems meet this international standard.
ISO 17020 accredited
QCONZ is a formally accredited inspection body under ISO 17020:2012. Our accreditation scope includes:
- Farm Dairy Assessment – Conducted in alignment with the Animal Products Act 1999, NZCP2: Code of Practice for the Assessment of Farm Dairies, and the Animal Products Notice – Production, Supply, and Processing.
- Risk Management Programme (RMP) Verification for Chicken and Egg Production –
Carried out in compliance with the Animal Products Act 1999 and the Animal Products Notice – Production, Supply, and Processing.
As an MPI-recognised agency, QCONZ is authorized to deliver Farm Dairy Assessments and RMP Verifications for Chicken and Egg Production. Our processes undergo annual audits by IANZ to ensure continued excellence and compliance.
ISO 17065 accredited certification body
QCONZ is an accredited certification body. We are accredited by JAS-ANZ to the ISO 17065 standard. Our scope of accreditation includes the Synlait ‘Lead with Pride’ programme and NZFAI ‘NZFAP and NZFAP Plus’ – New Zealand’s National Farm Assurance Programmes.