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Shaping New Zealand's Best Places to Work™

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2026 Best Places to Work™ Awards

Awards ceremony on

October 22, 2026

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Recognising the organisations that are creating positive employee experiences by building culture that supports innovation, values wellbeing, and empowers people to do their best work. We celebrate the leaders, and the teams, that are shaping the way work is experienced by listening, learning, and committing to continuous improvement.

Shortlist to be announced.

Winners to be announced at the awards ceremony on

October 22, 2026

Workplace Award Categories

Overall Winner

X-Large Workplace

250+ Employees

Large Workplace

150-249 Employees

Medium Workplace

100-149 Employees

Small - Medium Workplace

50-99 Employees

Small Workplace

21-49 Employees

Micro Workplace

5-20 Employees

Spotlight Award Categories

The Spotlight Awards recognise organisations that have demonstrated outstanding effort in initiatives that create an amazing workplace environment.

Community & Regional Impact

Contributing to stronger communities through employee involvement, partnerships, social initiatives, and regional leadership.

Innovation

Empowering employees to contribute ideas, improve the way work is done, and create meaningful value through innovation.

Purpose In Action

Embedding purpose into strategy, decision-making, and everyday actions to create positive outcomes for employees, customers, communities, and the organisation. 

Sustainability

Integrating environmental responsibility, social impact, and ethical practices into the way the organisation operates and creates long-term commercial value.

Technology & AI Readiness

Using technology and AI to improve employee experience, enable better ways of working, and build future-ready capability.

Wellbeing

Embedding wellbeing into the way work is designed, led, and experienced so people feel supported, balanced, and able to perform at their best.

Winners

to be announced
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Workplace Categories

to be announced
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Spotlight Categories

to be announced
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Finalists

(A-Z)

3R Group
Small - Medium Workplace
Spotlight
Sustainability
Spotlight
Auckland Roofcraft
Small Workplace
Spotlight
Axenic
Micro Workplace
Spotlight
Brightly
Micro Workplace
Spotlight
Technology & AI Readiness
Spotlight
Caliber Design
Small - Medium Workplace
Spotlight
Technology & AI Readiness
Spotlight
Colliers International Group
X-Large Workplace
Spotlight
Cytiva New Zealand
Wellbeing
Spotlight
Education Unlimited
Micro Workplace
Spotlight
Community & Regional Impact
Spotlight
Engineering New Zealand Te Ao Rangahau
Small - Medium Workplace
Spotlight
Finance Now
Large Workplace
Spotlight
Freeman Roofing
Medium Workplace
Spotlight
GO Rentals
Medium Workplace
Spotlight
Sustainability
Spotlight
Innovation
Spotlight
House of Travel
X-Large Workplace
Spotlight
Huski
Micro Workplace
Spotlight
Ideally
Small Workplace
Spotlight
Innovation
Spotlight
Technology & AI Readiness
Spotlight
Intrepid DMC NZ
Small Workplace
Spotlight
Sustainability
Spotlight
Purpose In Action
Spotlight
Juno Legal
Small Workplace
Spotlight
Localised
Sustainability
Spotlight
Purpose In Action
Spotlight
March Cato
Medium Workplace
Spotlight
Wellbeing
Spotlight
New Zealand Food Network
Community & Regional Impact
Spotlight
Sustainability
Spotlight
Purpose In Action
Spotlight
Nodero
Small Workplace
Spotlight
Community & Regional Impact
Spotlight
Oasis Engineering
Innovation
Spotlight
Presbyterian Support East Coast
Large Workplace
Spotlight
Community & Regional Impact
Spotlight
Sustainability
Spotlight
Prodigi Technology Services Limited
Micro Workplace
Spotlight
Community & Regional Impact
Spotlight
Pulse Energy
Medium Workplace
Spotlight
RML Machinery
Small - Medium Workplace
Spotlight
RUSH
Small - Medium Workplace
Spotlight
Technology & AI Readiness
Spotlight
Sandfield
Large Workplace
Spotlight
Stratos Technology
Innovation
Spotlight
Tax Traders and Taxi
Small Workplace
Spotlight
Wellbeing
Spotlight
Purpose In Action
Spotlight
The Professional Builder
Small - Medium Workplace
Spotlight
Visir AI Limited
Micro Workplace
Spotlight
Innovation
Spotlight
Vitaco Health
X-Large Workplace
Spotlight
Technology & AI Readiness
Spotlight
Voco Ltd
Technology & AI Readiness
Spotlight
Woods
Large Workplace
Spotlight
Community & Regional Impact
Spotlight

Shortlist

(A-Z)

3R Group
Acton International Marketing Limited
Aioi Insurance
APD
Auckland Roofcraft
Axenic Ltd
BioOra
BLIS
Brightly
Caliber Design
ChristchurchNZ
Christian Blind Mission International (New Zealand)
Colliers International Group
Cytiva New Zealand
Easy Products
Education Unlimited
Engineering New Zealand Te Ao Rangahau
Finance Now
Finzsoft
Fishserve
Freeman Roofing
G.J. Gardner Homes Manukau Major Projects
GO Rentals
Grammar Group Ltd
Great Potentials Foundation
House of Travel
Huski
Ideally
Intrepid DMC NZ
JDW Chartered Accountants
Juno Legal
Kindo
Localised
March Cato
New Zealand Food Network
Nodero
Oasis Engineering (2003) Ltd
Pertronic
Pioneer Energy Group
Prepack Ltd
Presbyterian Support East Coast
Prodigi Technology Services Limited
Pulse Accountants Limited
Pulse Energy
Rawlinsons Limited
RML Machinery Ltd
RUSH
Sandfield
SNAP Rentals
Stratos Technology
Tax Traders and Taxi
TCS
Te Toi Mahana
The Professional Builder
Topflite
Vetta Group
Visir AI
Vitaco Health (NZ) Limited
Voco Ltd
Woods

Finalists and Winners to be announced.

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