HR Awards finalists announced

The Human Resources Institute of New Zealand has confirmed this year’s contenders

BY HRD 07 Dec 2017

The finalists for the 2017 New Zealand HR Awards have been announced this afternoon with a number of major names in the running.

Westpac, Vodafone and Wellington City Council are just some of the prominent organisations nominated for multiple awards.

“The quality of this year’s submissions has been extraordinary,” said Julia Stones, national president of the Human Resources Institute of New Zealand (HRINZ).

“Having spoken with other judges we’ve agreed that the quality of the submissions this year have been world class,” she added.

Official 2018 NZ HR Awards Finalists

Award	Finalists
HR Generalist of the Year in association with Strategic Pay	Kate Daly AHRINZ
HR Generalist of the Year in association with Strategic Pay	Trent Sherman AHRINZ
HR Specialist of the Year	Leslie Taylor
	Stephanie Love AHRINZ
	Jamie Walker
	Robyn White
Emerging HR Practitioner of the Year	Kirstin Te Wao
	Te Rina Piho
	Sarah Geraghty AHRINZ
Award for Health Safety and Wellbeing in association with Southern Cross Health Society	nib New Zealand
	Beca Ltd
	Spotless Integrated Facilities Services
Award for Talent Development and Management in association with Lee Hecht Harrison	Farmlands
	Real Journeys
	Waitemata District Health Board
	New Zealand Automobile Association
Award for HR Technology in association with ELMO Talent Management Software	Comvita Ltd
	Lifewise, APT, MMN
	Westpac New Zealand
Award for Corporate Social Responsibility	Downer New Zealand Ltd
Award for Organisational Change and Development in association with Human Synergistics	Lion
	McDonald’s Restaurants (NZ) Ltd.
	Wellington City Council
HR Business Contribution Award for Small Enterprises/Not-for-Profit	Lifewise, APT, MMN
Award for Learning and Development Capability in the Public Sector in association with The Skills Organisation	Springboard Trust
	Transpower New Zealand
Award for Recruitment Excellence in association with CEB is now Gartner	Department of Corrections
Award for Diversity and Inclusion	Vodafone New Zealand
Award for Diversity and Inclusion	Westpac New Zealand
Award for Outstanding Workplace	Lion
Award for Workforce Engagement Programme of the Year	Accident Compensation Corporation
	Mercury
	Pinnacle Midlands Health Network
	Westpac New Zealand
Christian Dahmen Memorial Award for HR Innovation in association with On-Brand Partners	Vodafone New Zealand
	Wellington City Council
	GHD Limited