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Readers' Choice 2026 winners reveal why feature lists no longer win

Readers' Choice 2026 winners reveal why feature lists no longer win

As AI adoption grows, HR leaders recognise providers that adapt and deliver measurable value

Major HR system goes offline as critical cyber flaw drives wave of global shutdowns

The HR platform has taken its systems down across three regions, interrupting payroll, as governments and companies rushed to patch a critical flaw in software that runs much of the web

Major HR system goes offline as critical cyber flaw drives wave of global shutdowns

Mining worker suspended a year over secret complaints wins $84k

He’d worked at the same site since 1995. Then came the one-page summary

Mining worker suspended a year over secret complaints wins $84k

Former owners stayed on as staff - then downloaded company data

Passwords, personal emails, five download sessions, and a forensic exam still underway

Former owners stayed on as staff - then downloaded company data

Premium

Wellbeing designed for Aotearoa

Wellbeing designed for Aotearoa

Ignite's wellbeing platform is based on the iconic Te Whare Tapa Whā Māori model

Transformation

AI adoption challenges HR leaders to rebuild the entry-level pipeline

AI adoption challenges HR leaders to rebuild the entry-level pipeline

As AI fast-tracks Gen Z into leadership, HR chiefs warn the routine work that once built judgement is vanishing

Your next redundancy round could cost more than you think

Your next redundancy round could cost more than you think

Why 6 in 10 laid-off workers change careers, and how redeployment can keep that talent inside your business

Exclusive Features

Skilled workers have a world of options – what NZ can do

Skilled workers have a world of options – what NZ can do

NZ supplies as much skilled talent as it competes for, and the market runs well beyond Australia

Employment Law

Nurse refused the vaccine, lost her job, then lost the case

Her role still existed - she just could not fill it without the jab

Strip club dancers were employees, not contractors: Employment Court

Five dancers dismissed after protesting a cut to their earnings sought court declarations as employees

Poll

Should Kiwi workers 'make more of a fuss' over their working conditions?