Find out the winners and Excellence Awardees at this year's awards
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, HÅhepa 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
HR TEAM OF THE YEAR
Winners:
Anderson Lloyd
and
Connetics
Excellence Awardees:
AIA NZ
Beca
BNZ
McDonald's Restaurants (NZ)
One NZ
