About Us
Home Capital Partners is an impact-focused investment fund manager dedicated to addressing New Zealand’s housing crisis by collaborating with Community Housing Providers, councils, iwi, churches and other stakeholders to unlock affordable housing projects across Aotearoa New Zealand.
With a focus on mixed-tenure developments, we invest in projects that provide social, economic and financial returns, ensuring homes are secure, sustainable, and affordable. By leveraging strategic partnerships, Home Capital Partners delivers innovative housing solutions that foster thriving, diverse communities, contributing to long-term positive social and economic outcomes.
To achieve these goals, Home Capital Partners facilitates projects where individuals or groups with capital or land invest in specific developments through dedicated legal structures.
This approach allows them to set tailored return expectations and social/economic impact goals aligned with their values and mission. Each partnership is financially independent, providing investors with security and control while contributing to shared objectives such as affordable housing and sustainable community growth. This approach also allows groups to move towards full ownership of their assets over time.
Our Team
James Stewart
Stuart Shepherd
Stuart Shepherd
GENERAL MANAGER
James Stewart leverages over 20 years of experience in infrastructure finance, financial services, and impact investment to unlock housing investment across New Zealand. He has significant governance and management experience, having served on multiple boards and provided project finance and commercial strategy advice throu
GENERAL MANAGER
James Stewart leverages over 20 years of experience in infrastructure finance, financial services, and impact investment to unlock housing investment across New Zealand. He has significant governance and management experience, having served on multiple boards and provided project finance and commercial strategy advice through Gemelli Consulting, where he was a director for 14 years. James is currently a board member at Money Sweetspot, asocial enterprise helping New Zealanders get out of debt and Christian Savings, New Zealand’s only dedicated lender to churches and Christian Charities.
Stuart Shepherd
Stuart Shepherd
Stuart Shepherd
DIRECTOR
Stuart Shepherd is an economist and capital markets professional. He is the Managing Director of Sustainable Property Investment Ltd Partnership, overseeing a $140m commercial property fund. He has extensive experience as a Commissioner on the Auckland Unitary Plan, which guides the use of Auckland’s natural and physical resourc
DIRECTOR
Stuart Shepherd is an economist and capital markets professional. He is the Managing Director of Sustainable Property Investment Ltd Partnership, overseeing a $140m commercial property fund. He has extensive experience as a Commissioner on the Auckland Unitary Plan, which guides the use of Auckland’s natural and physical resources, including land development. Stuart has also served as Chair of the New Zealand Government's $1 billion Housing Infrastructure Fund and was a Director at Sapere Research Group, where he led economic consulting for infrastructure businesses. Additionally, he has worked in various senior roles across the public and private sectors.
Israel Cooper
Stuart Shepherd
Israel Cooper
DIRECTOR
Israel Cooper, an experienced Certified Public Accountant, has held a range of senior leadership roles in financial advisory, management consulting, the tech sector, and the development and construction industry. He has co-founded several commercial organisations and charitable trusts aimed at addressing homelessness and building
DIRECTOR
Israel Cooper, an experienced Certified Public Accountant, has held a range of senior leadership roles in financial advisory, management consulting, the tech sector, and the development and construction industry. He has co-founded several commercial organisations and charitable trusts aimed at addressing homelessness and building resilient communities in New Zealand and overseas. He has over a decade in governance experience and volunteers on various boards, including the Home Foundation, the Canterbury Regional Basketball Foundation, and Parachute Music. Israel is also Co-Founder & Trustee of Home Foundation, Co-Founder & Director of Kāinga Maha, and Co-Founder & Director of Home Construction.
David Monk
Stuart Shepherd
Israel Cooper
DIRECTOR
David is the Director of Group Strategy for the Home Group, has worked across the Home Group since its inception in 2020, developing its charitable entities, housing projects, and funding strategy. Alongside executive roles, he holds various governance responsibilities. With 20 years of experience in governance, senior executive,
DIRECTOR
David is the Director of Group Strategy for the Home Group, has worked across the Home Group since its inception in 2020, developing its charitable entities, housing projects, and funding strategy. Alongside executive roles, he holds various governance responsibilities. With 20 years of experience in governance, senior executive, and leadership roles in both startups and established charities, he has helped deliver over $130 million in residential and commercial developments. His business acumen and commitment to missional outcomes have been key to Home Foundation’s success.
Sankara Ilyer Finance Manager
Madeline Ellerm Brand and Communications
Madeline Ellerm Brand and Communications
Madeline Ellerm Brand and Communications
Madeline Ellerm Brand and Communications
Madeline Ellerm Brand and Communications
Emma Bennett People & Culture
Madeline Ellerm Brand and Communications
Emma Bennett People & Culture
Anna McPhearson Operations
Madeline Ellerm Brand and Communications
Emma Bennett People & Culture
The Home Group
Home Group is a collective of organisations with a shared purpose: Through homes, flourishing communities—because a home is the foundation of a thriving life.
Along with Home Capital Partners, the Home Group encompasses Kāinga Maha—an innovative residential development management company, Home Construction—a full-service construction company, Te Wawata Kāinga—a property and tenancy management service, and Home Foundation—a charitable trust and kaitiaki of the Home Group.
For nearly 14 years, we have been addressing the housing needs of Kiwis—home by home, family by family—through innovative, collaborative solutions across the housing ecosystem.
Together, we are building more than just homes; we are creating pathways to security, opportunity, and belonging for all New Zealanders.
