HRD HR Awards New Zealand 2024 Winners

HRD’s annual HR Awards New Zealand 2024 celebrate the country’s most outstanding HR teams, leaders and employers for their achievements, leadership and innovation in the HR profession over the past 12 months.

Winners were honoured across six categories: HR Director, HR Manager, and Rising Star of the Year and team categories, Employer of Choice and HR Team of the Year.

Here are this year’s Winners and Excellence Awardees:

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

NZ HR DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

Winner: Mark Lewis, Connetics

Excellence Awardees:

Brynlea Hunter-Morpeth, AIA New Zealand

Genevieve Buys, Laybuy

Jennifer Warnock, James Hardie New Zealand

Joanne Craughwell, Accor Hotels New Zealand

Julie Bassett, Constellation Brands

Kate Batkin, Medenterprises Services

NZ HR MANAGER OF THE YEAR

Winner: Carol Mendes, Cordis, Auckland

Excellence Awardees:

Annerita Edy, McDonald's Restaurants (NZ)

Cheryl Kenwright, Strategic Pay

Helena Mulryan-Marra, Gallagher (formerly Crombie Lockwood)

Jason Viljoen, Pullman, Novotel & Ibis Budget Auckland Airport

O'Shaye Lunn, Accor Hotels New Zealand

NZ HR RISING STAR OF THE YEAR

Winners:

Christine van Hoffen, Tracksuit

and

Zoe Daugulis, Pullman Auckland

Excellence Awardees:

Francesca Dalli-Niven, Hōhepa Hawkes Bay

Rita Hababa, Fliway

Sean Mitchell, McDonald's Restaurants (NZ)

COMPANY AND TEAM AWARDS

EMPLOYER OF CHOICE < 200 STAFF

Winner: Tracksuit

Excellence Awardees:

Gallagher Bassett New Zealand

HD Geo

Maynard Marks

Strategic Pay

Utilities Disputes

EMPLOYER OF CHOICE > 200 STAFF

Winner: Hind Management Group

Excellence Awardees:

AIA New Zealand

Constellation Brands

Deloitte

Lotto NZ

My Food Bag

Publicis Groupe New Zealand

HR TEAM OF THE YEAR

Winners:

Anderson Lloyd

and

Connetics

Excellence Awardees:

AIA NZ

Beca

BNZ

McDonald's Restaurants (NZ)

One NZ