Award Categories

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BEST GRADUATE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

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Winner: Xero

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Ministry for Primary Industries

BEST HEALTH & WELLBEING PROGRAM

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Winner: Chorus

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Bank of New Zealand (BNZ)
Southern Cross Health Insurance
Xero

BEST REWARD & RECOGNITION PROGRAM

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Winners: Central Hawke’s Bay District Council

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Bank of New Zealand (BNZ)
Z Energy

BEST WORKPLACE DIVERSITY & INCLUSION PROGRAM

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Winner: Ministry for Primary Industries

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Xero

BEST WORKPLACE FLEXIBILITY PROGRAM

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Winner: Ministry for Primary Industries

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

AbbVie New Zealand
Hamilton City Council
Schneider Electric New Zealand
Xero

EMPLOYER OF CHOICE (PUBLIC SECTOR OR NFP)

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Winner: Domain Name Commission

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

AIA NZ
Beca
BNZ
McDonald’s Restaurants (NZ)
One NZ

EMPLOYER OF CHOICE < 200 STAFF

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Winner: Gallagher Bassett

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

CFS Finance
Clorox New Zealand
Domain Name Commission

EMPLOYER OF CHOICE > 200 STAFF

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Winner: Xero

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

AA New Zealand
Chorus
Christchurch International Airport
Livestock Improvement Corporation
Suncorp New Zealand

HR TEAM OF THE YEAR < 500 STAFF

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Winner: Pernod Ricard Winemakers

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Rocket Lab

HR TEAM OF THE YEAR > 500 STAFF

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Winner: Bank of New Zealand (BNZ)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Kraft Heinz Wattie’s
Livestock Improvement Corporation
NZME
The Warehouse Group

NZ HR DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Roz Urbahn, Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC)

NZ HR MANAGER OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Katharine Collins, Pernod Ricard Winemakers

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Amanda Donaldson – Harmoney

NZ HR RISING STAR OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Shannon Tottle, Kraft Heinz

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Celeste Botherway – Auckland University of Technology