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Pharmaceuticals<br>Elene Panton, Parliamentary Service<br>Felicity Brown, Flintfox<br>Gareth Cameron, Cordis, Auckland<br>Karly Boast, LawVu<br>Payal Kulkarni, JW Marriott Auckland<br>Tracey Goldstine, Securecom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"NZ-HR-MANAGER-OF-THE-YEAR\">NZ HR MANAGER OF THE YEAR<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>EXCELLENCE AWARDEES<\/strong><br><br>Ava Kulkarni, VAPO<br>Dee Johnston, Engineering New Zealand<br>Helen Smith, 2degrees<br>Jo Willdig, Whanau Awhina Plunket<br>Jocelyn Marsh, Jani-King (NZ)<br>Lynne Gibbons, Ember Korowai Takitini<br>Peter Keegan, Waitaki District Council<br>Shivani Nath, Lightforce Solar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" 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AWARDEES<\/strong><br><br>Jani-King (NZ)<br>JW Marriott Auckland<br>New Zealand Rugby<br>Oyster Property<br>Securecom<br>Sharesies<br>Transport World<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"EMPLOYER-OF-CHOICE-&gt;-200-STAFF\">Clearhead EMPLOYER OF CHOICE &gt; 200 STAFF<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>EXCELLENCE AWARDEES<\/strong><br><br>2degrees<br>Air New Zealand<br>Barker Fruit Processors<br>Cordis, Auckland<br>Kinetic NZ<br>Red Badge Group<br>Simpson Grierson<br>Waitaki District Council<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsored by<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"67\" 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