Businesses
Product Update: April 2025
Follow our April 2025 product update as we share all of the latest and greatest features we’ve released over the last month. Read more here.
Cheat code unlocked: Dunedin startup transforms HR and Payroll
“If you’re a game dev, or any small business, trying to figure out HR on your own, don’t. Just use Employment Hero. It makes employing people so much easier.”
NZ Employer Essentials: Hire the Compliant Way
Growing a business is exciting – but if you’re hiring in New Zealand, it’s easier than you think to miss a legal obligation. Not knowing employer obligations, or hiring the wrong type of worker, could expose your business to personal grievance claims, audits, or penalties.
How Freerange is Empowering NZ Businesses with Smarter HR
Freerange uses Employment Hero to manage HR and payroll, helping the business support staff more efficiently and maintain compliance with less manual effort.
Product Update: March 2025
Follow our March 2025 product update as we share all of the latest and greatest features we’ve released over the last month. Read more here.
How Keteriki Put HR and Payroll Back on Track with Employment Hero
Keteriki Limited, the operator of the Bay of Islands Vintage Railway, is not your average organisation. Combining the stewardship of a historical landmark with the needs of a modern tourism experience, Keteriki operates the Far North’s vintage railway that travels through the main street of the Kawakawa township, the Railway Café, and the continued restoration of the government-supported restoration project of the Kawakawa to Opua Rail Corridor and the Minerva steam boat.
How Employment Hero deducts the hassle from HR at Tax Management New Zealand
TMNZ improves HR efficiency and workforce planning with Employment Hero, automating manual tasks so leaders can focus on culture, leadership and long-term strategy.
Semtex Plumbing flushes away HR admin woes with Employment Hero
Founded in Palmerston North, New Zealand, Semtex Plumbing is a family-owned business with roots that run deep, both in the local community and in the underground infrastructure they service. What began a decade ago as a one-man operation has since grown into a thriving team of over 40 staff, delivering high-quality plumbing, gasfitting, and drainlaying services across the greater Manawatu, Horowhenua and Wellington regions.
How Waterware plugged their HR and payroll leaks with Employment Hero
Waterware is a trusted New Zealand-based importer and wholesaler of premium bathroomware, plumbing supplies, and radiant heating and cooling systems. Working with various professionals from commercial builders and plumbing merchants to architects and consultants, they’ve spent over 30 years establishing a reputation for precision and innovation in the building supplies sector.
The Blues’ playbook for HR and payroll success
The Blues rugby club streamlines HR and payroll with Employment Hero, improving onboarding, payroll and staff development across the organisation.
The importance of behavioural interview questions for NZ employers
Discover the top behavioural interview questions in NZ and learn effective strategies to find the best candidate for your business.
HR Thriving in the Tech Era: Proven strategies & What’s next
The workplace is evolving – and HR is at the heart of the transformation. As technology advances, HR leaders around the world have leveraged it to elevate their roles, sharpen their strategies and enhance every stage of the employee experience.
Hire Like a Hero: Smarter Hiring with AI & Automation
Every business leader knows that hiring the right talent quickly, and without overspending, is more important than ever. But how can you scale recruitment efficiently without sacrificing quality?
Latest data from Employment Hero signals shifts in holiday workforce trends
Employment Hero has released new data that paints a complex picture of the labour market over the December period.
Employment Hero Data Reveals Two-Speed Economy: Ongoing ‘Wageflation’ and Shrinking Hours
There is a growing divide in Australia’s economy, where rising wages and shrinking hours are creating challenges for businesses.

