2025 Best Places to Work™ Awards

Awards ceremony on

October 22, 2025

We are thrilled to celebrate the outstanding achievements of Aotearoa's Best Places to Work™. We recognise and honour organisations that prioritise employee and customer experience and create exceptional sustainable workplaces.

Shortlist to be announced.

Winners to be announced at the awards ceremony on

October 22, 2025

Organisation Award Categories

Overall Winner

Large Workplace

200+ Employees

Medium - Large Workplace

150-199 Employees

Medium Workplace

100-149 Employees

Small - Medium Workplace

50-99 Employees

Small Workplace

21-49 Employees

Micro Workplace

5-20 Employees

Spotlight Award Categories

The Spotlight Awards recognise organisations that have demonstrated outstanding effort in initiatives that create an amazing workplace environment.

Diversity & Inclusion

Creating environments that promote belonging and diverse perspectives.

Tools & Tech

Top-tier innovation and technology that enhances people’s ability to do outstanding work.

Wellness

Supporting employees’ physical, mental, emotional, and social wellbeing.

Community & Regional Impact

Creating a positive work environment that makes a significant impact in the community.

Sustainability

Sustainability in the workplace involves practices that ensure environmental oversight and social responsibility

Winners

to be announced
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Organisation Categories

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Spotlight Categories

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Finalists

(A-Z)

to be announced
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Shortlist

(A-Z)

3R Group
APD
Access
Bay Financial Mentors - Tau Awhi Noa
Beyond Expectations
BioOra
Brightly
Cachet Group
Christian Blind Mission International (New Zealand)
City Osteopaths
Colliers International Group
Comprendé
Connexa
Creative HQ
CyberCX
Dentsu Aotearoa
Dubzz Digital Marketing
ENGEO
Education Unlimited
Engineering New Zealand Te Ao Rangahau
Fantail & Turtle
Finance Now
Freeman Roofing
GO Rentals
Gerrards
Grammar Electrical
Harmoney
Healthpoint
House of Travel
Huski
Inde Technology
JDW Chartered Accountants
Juno Legal
Kidventure
Manaaki Tāgata | Victim Support
March Cato
Mission Bay & Remuera Doctors
Modica Group
Petdirect
Productive People
Purple Shirt
REACH
RUSH
Raelene Rees Chartered Accountant
Sandfield
Sharesies
South Island Commercial T/A Colliers Canterbury
Southbase
TCS
Takpuna Health
Tax Traders and Taxi
Te Omanga Hospice
Te Toi Mahana
The Professional Builder
Topflite
Tuatara Structures
Vercoe Insurance Brokers
Virtual Marketers
Visir AI
Zephyr

Finalists and Winners to be announced.

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