About us

We are a New Zealand-based consultancy business that brings knowledge, expertise, credibility, integrity and high-end networks to the trade business between New Zealand and India.

Founder Raga D’silva, currently Deputy Chair of the India New Zealand Business Council, has a strong vision: To build Brand New Zealand in India and Brand India in New Zealand.

“And not just in the way shown in films, or documentary channels. But show a glimpse of the real Indian economy and the real New Zealand economy… India is not just curry, crowds and the Ganges, and New Zealand is not just ‘pure green’, Sir Edmond Hillary and the Haka… We need to dig deeper,” says Raga “We need to communicate success stories, create innovation, provide opportunities for New Zealand businesses to understand India, take their products/services there and build on that success. We need to keep creating success stories. A successful client is a successful ambassador for their country.”

The GVU team has strong expertise, and it’s unique in that is has a genuine blend of India and New Zealand experience. Find out more about our team, their knowledge, their experience and how it can benefit your business.

GVU Director, International Operations, Nicola Fenton says, “We don’t say ‘yes’ to our clients if we don’t believe we can make a difference. You have our pledge that we will deal straight with you. We want you to succeed”.

Nicola adds, “We measure our success in terms of “making things happen”. To do so, we work closely with our clients to understand their products/services. We believe that when we know your business, then we can help come up with the creative solutions that will help achieve you success”

Our huge media contacts means that we can create solutions that have strong reach across the consumer market in India.

Our access to experts means that we can bring in sectoral expertise and market insights for our clients to achieve success.