The 19th Annual NZ HR Awards presented by the Human Resources Institute of New Zealand (HRINZ) and in association with
Principal Sponsor Human Synergistics, will be presented at SKYCITY Auckland Convention Centre on Thursday 22nd February.
The Awards recognise excellence in Human Resources and also highlight the importance of the profession in workplaces to
help improve working conditions and also influence innovative, sustainable business strategy.
With an eight percent increase in submissions to the awards on the previous year’s event the significance of the
profession has seen organisations target new ideas and strategies to drive all areas of the human resources profession.
Organisations who will be wanting to take home as many awards as they can this year include:
•Westpac who are nominated for three awards (Award for Workforce Engagement Programme of the Year, Award for Diversity and
Inclusion, Award for HR Technology in association with ELMO Talent Management Software)
• Lion who are nominated for two awards (Award for Organisational Change and Development in association with Human
Synergistics, Award for Outstanding Workplace)
•Lifewise, APT, MMN who are nominated for two awards (HR Business Contribution Award for Small Enterprises/Not-for-Profit, Award for HR
Technology in association with ELMO Talent Management Software)
•Vodafone New Zealand who are nominated for two awards (Christian Dahmen Memorial Award for HR Innovation in association with On-Brand
Partners, Award for Diversity and Inclusion)
•Wellington City Council who is also nominated for two awards (Christian Dahmen Memorial Award for HR Innovation in association with On-Brand
Partners, Award for Organisational Change and Development in association with Human Synergistics).
HRINZ National President Julia Stones CFHRINZ says “the quality of this year’s submission has been extraordinary. Having spoken with other judges we’ve agreed that
the quality of the submissions this year have been world class and in many cases been very difficult to select a winner
as there could have easily been two and sometimes three winners.”
Stones concludes by saying “the outcomes of these initiatives highlights the value that good Human Resource
professionals bring to organisations on a micro and macro level.”
Official 2018 NZ HR Awards FinalistsAwardFinalistsHR Generalist of the Year in association with Strategic PayKate Daly AHRINZ
Trent Sherman AHRINZHR Specialist of the YearLeslie Taylor
Stephanie Love AHRINZ
Jamie Walker
Robyn WhiteEmerging HR Practitioner of the YearKirstin Te Wao
Te Rina Piho
Sarah Geraghty AHRINZAward for Health Safety and Wellbeing in association with Southern Cross Health Societynib New Zealand
Beca Ltd
Spotless Integrated Facilities ServicesAward for Talent Development and Management in association with Lee Hecht HarrisonFarmlands
Real Journeys
Waitemata District Health Board
New Zealand Automobile AssociationAward for HR Technology in association with ELMO Talent Management SoftwareComvita Ltd
Lifewise, APT, MMN
Westpac New ZealandAward for Corporate Social ResponsibilityDowner New Zealand LtdAward for Organisational Change and Development in association with Human Synergistics
Lion
McDonald’s Restaurants (NZ) Ltd.
Wellington City CouncilHR Business Contribution Award for Small Enterprises/Not-for-ProfitLifewise, APT, MMNAward for Learning and Development Capability in the Public Sector in association with The Skills OrganisationSpringboard Trust
Transpower New ZealandAward for Recruitment Excellence in association with CEB is now GartnerDepartment of CorrectionsAward for Diversity and InclusionVodafone New Zealand
Westpac New ZealandAward for Outstanding WorkplaceLion Award for Workforce Engagement Programme of the YearAccident Compensation Corporation
Mercury
Pinnacle Midlands Health Network
Westpac New ZealandChristian Dahmen Memorial Award for HR Innovation in association with On-Brand PartnersVodafone New Zealand
Wellington City Council
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