Celebrating New Zealand’s 2025 Best Places to Work

Auckland, New Zealand: On October 22nd, hundreds of business leaders from across NZ came together at Cordis Auckland for the 2025 Best Places to Work™ Awards, a night dedicated to celebrating the people and organisations reshaping what great workplaces look like in New Zealand.

The Best Places to Work™ (BPTW™) Awards celebrate organisations that are building strong foundations for the future of work, built on trust, inclusion, and innovation. From fast-growing tech companies to established national brands and regional enterprises, this year’s winners reflect the diversity and strength of workplaces across New Zealand. Each has shown that culture is not a slogan, but a strategy, and that high-performing teams are built by design, not by chance.

Proud partners of BPTW™

Here at Consult, we are proud to be partners and sponsors of BPTW™, supporting an initiative that shines a light on organisations choosing to lead with courage, clarity, and care. These businesses are creating environments where people and performance thrive together which is something we are deeply passionate about.

On the night, our CEO Angela Cameron, presented the Small-Medium Workplace award which was awarded to winners RUSH.

A huge congratulations to all the inspiring finalists and winners recognised at this year’s awards.

2025 Best Places to Work™ Award Winners

2025 BPTW™ Organisation Award winners:

• Overall Winner – Presented by EMA: Sharesies
• Large Workplace (200 + employees) – Presented by Cordis Auckland: House of Travel
• Medium-Large Workplace (150 – 199 employees) – Presented by Ecosystm: Sharesies
• Medium Workplace (100 – 149 employees) – Presented by Smartly: Petdirect
• Small-Medium Workplace (50 – 99 employees) – Presented by LEAD Executive Search: RUSH
• Small Workplace (21 – 49 employees) – Presented by Flux B2B: Tax Traders & Taxi
• Micro Workplace (5 – 20 employees) – Presented by Unstoppable Force: Visir

2025 BPTW™ Spotlight Award winners:

• Community & Regional Impact – Presented by Extraordinary: Topflite
• Human-Centred Impact – Presented by Cultivating Leadership: Engineering New Zealand Te Ao Rangahau
• Innovation & Tech – Presented by NZTech: Tuatara Structures
• Sustainability – Presented by Centre for Sustainable Finance: Brightly
• Wellness – Presented by Humankind: RUSH

Why supporting BPTW™ matters to us

At Consult, we spend all of our time meeting with amazing people doing great things in organisations that deserve to be recognised. We believe in helping individuals and organisations to thrive, and we feel so aligned with BPTW™ who us helping so many great businesses become better places to work and to be recognised for creating great work environments.

Supporting BPTW™ is one way to help lift the bar and inspire others. Great workplaces attract great people, which helps all of us. Being part of an organisation which is recognised as a Best Places to Work™ is highly attractive to employees irrespective of their role and we are proud to partner with many organisations who are committed to creating their own version of something really special.

The reality is that not every organisation is a best place to work. That’s why Consult is proud to sponsor the BPTW™ awards and organisations like yours who are striving to be the very best work environment possible. 

About Best Places to Work™

Best Places to Work™ is New Zealand’s leading continuous improvement programme, combining employee insights, leadership development, business support services, certification and awards to help organisations improve, benchmark and celebrate their workplaces year-round. Its purpose is simple: to lift the standard of workplace experience across Aotearoa New Zealand.

To learn more about the programme, visit www.bestplacestowork.nz

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