Regional Roundup: Auckland

Kia ora from the Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland Branch! We’re a team of passionate HR and business professionals keen to help grow, inspire and motivate the HR professionals of Auckland. We aim to build a community to connect, educate and learn by bringing you events of interest and relevance. And what a year it’s been! Since early 2020, we’ve come together to host a range of events and networking opportunities to motivate and inspire our broad spectrum of HRNZ members.

With over 770 members across Auckland, our team of 14 is always brimming with ideas. With experience across diversity and inclusion, wellness, talent, learning and development, legal, business consulting, technology and academia, we’re inspired to connect with leading HR professionals and speakers to offer our members new perspectives, interactive events and invest in their personal and professional growth.

We enjoy the smell of a fresh morning brew with our monthly Café Connects hosted by Lynda on the Shore and Tara in City Central, and the invitation is always open. It’s a great way to create new networks, bounce ideas around and share projects you’ve been working on.

One of our main focus areas this year has been employee engagement and how HR teams or business leaders can cultivate a culture of engagement within their organisations. To open up conversations around health and wellbeing, we’ve created events to support our members through the challenges of lockdown and focused on how members and HR professionals can support their wellbeing through mental strength and resilience.

We’re passionate about creating pathways for students and graduates into entry-level roles and offering them insight into the challenges and opportunities faced by HR teams – and a big shout out to our two Student Ambassadors, Lulu and Cecilia, for all their energy and ideas. Our final event for the year is our HR Student Roadshow, offering students and graduates an opportunity to step inside some of New Zealand’s leading organisations here in Tāmaki Makaurau. With the support of Tonkin + Taylor, Chorus, OMD, The Warehouse Group and one of our main sponsors Need Recruitment, this Roadshow series will offer participants the opportunity to meet HR teams across a variety of industries and learn more about their roles and responsibilities. So if you’re an up and coming HR or business student or graduate and you’re keen to jump on board, we encourage you to check out the HRNZ website to learn more.

It’s been inspiring to see so many members sharing their thoughts, experiences, tools and resources throughout the year to support one another and contribute to the wider HR profession. Moving into next year, we’re keen to elevate the offering for senior HR professionals and create stronger partnerships with big and small business around Auckland.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any event ideas or areas you’d like us to explore. It’s important that our members receive great value from being involved in our community and have the opportunity to connect and learn. So have a wonderful festive season, stay safe, and we hope to see you at our upcoming 2021 events!