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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

New Zealand urged to 'redesign' Apprenticeship Boost for employers

New proposal wants a sign-on payment and a completion bonus

New Zealand urged to 'redesign' Apprenticeship Boost for employers

Lawyer suspended for running firm while barred from practising on own account

Tribunal also finds lawyer failed to supervise junior staff and breached duties to the courts

Lawyer suspended for running firm while barred from practising on own account

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

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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

Former owners stayed on as staff - then downloaded company data

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

Aged care employer cops $10,000 penalty for post-settlement smear to ACC

She had a legal right to conceal the conviction. Her former employer sent it to ACC anyway

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