Hero Exchange: Navigating the AI Era in Kiwi Employment

Running a business in New Zealand is rewarding, but let’s be honest – payroll, HR, and compliance isn’t getting any easier. As we move through 2026, the challenge for New Zealand’s business leaders is no longer about if AI will impact your team, but how you will harness it to simplify the growing complexity of managing a modern workforce.

Upcoming Events

Join us as we hit the road to Tauranga and Hamilton this June as we host local business leaders, senior HR and Payroll professionals to explore what it takes to run confident, high-performing people operations in 2026 with an AI-powered Employment Operating System.

Together, we’ll explore how Kiwi leaders can scale their business in this landscape of intelligence by moving beyond “keeping up” and begin architecting workplaces that leverage AI to reclaim the most valuable resource of all: human creativity. Get exclusive insights on how the most innovative organisations in New Zealand are using this shift to gain a generational competitive advantage.

Pick your preferred date and location when registering — we’ll see you there!

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Hero Exchange: Tauranga

Tuesday 9th June
12pm – 2:30pm NZST

Trinity Wharf – Pool House I & II
51 Dive Crescent, Tauranga

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Hero Exchange: Hamilton

Thursday 11th June
12pm – 2:30pm NZST

FMG Stadium Waikato – Gallagher Lounge
128 Seddon Road, Frankton

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“I now look forward to onboarding people; it’s so easy and so seamless. We’ve even had new hires tell us how easy it was from their perspective too – which is a great first impression of their new job.”

Steffi Pereira, HR Manager, Wittner