Top Recruitment Agencies in New Zealand

Between them, the 16 best-ranked of these 17 recruitment agencies cover permanent recruitment (5), temporary staffing (4), legal (3) and healthcare recruitment (2). They also list work in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington. 16 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.

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   Enterprise Recruitment

   Permanent Recruitment · Temporary Staffing · Engineering · Also in Berkhamsted and Christchurch

   Enterprise Recruitment is a recruitment company owned and run in New Zealand.

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   Why #1: In business 50+ years, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026

   Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

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   Employrite

   Customer Service · Legal · Also in New Zealand, Australia

   Employrite is a privately owned company that carries out pre-employment screening and background checks for employers.

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   Why #2: Founded 1985, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026

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   Dental Personnel

   Permanent Recruitment · Temporary Staffing · Healthcare Recruitment

   Dental Personnel is a dental recruitment and employment agency in New Zealand, working from Auckland and Wellington.

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   Why #3: Founded 1990 · Family-run, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026

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   Kinetic Recruitment

   Kinetic Recruitment is a recruitment agency operating across New Zealand, placing candidates with employers locally and overseas.

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   Why #4: In business 26+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   FRENZ Recruitment & Immigration

   Legal · Government · Construction · Also in Adelaide and Auckland

   FRENZ Recruitment & Immigration is a recruitment and licensed immigration agency in New Zealand.

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   Why #5: In business 25+ years, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026

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   HR Connect Ltd

   Also in Auckland

   HR Connect Ltd is a New Zealand human resources firm that places its consultants inside client businesses.

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   Why #6: Founded 2003, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Greenstone Recruitment

   Also in London and South Africa, India

   New Zealand recruitment and immigration specialist placing local and overseas staff in engineering, trades and agriculture

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   Why #7: Founded 2006, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026

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   Hello Monday HR Consulting & Recruitment

   Also in Wellington and Auckland

   Hello Monday HR Consulting & Recruitment is an outsourced HR firm based in Auckland, working with employers throughout New Zealand.

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   Why #8: Founded 2011, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

   Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

9. Also listed, not yet ranked. We hold nothing checkable on these yet that ranks them here: no client review, vetting, award, expert review, or fact stated on their own website (and on a place ranking, where they are based). They follow in order of their TrustList Score. How TrustList ranks · Get vetted, free
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    Crescent Consulting

    Permanent Recruitment · Temporary Staffing · Government · Also in Christchurch

    Crescent Consulting is a recruitment firm based in Christchurch that places staff with employers throughout New Zealand.

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    Drake

    Permanent Recruitment · Customer Service

    New Zealand recruitment agency filling permanent, executive and flexible roles, with HR assessment and outplacement services

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    Eagle Recruitment

    Permanent Recruitment · Legal · Personnel · Also in Auckland

    Eagle Recruitment is the trading name of Phil Eagle Recruitment Limited, a New Zealand recruitment agency. The company was registered under the Companies Act 1993 in October 2018.

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    HainesAttract

    HainesAttract helps organisations attract and engage the people they want to hire.

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    Hospoworld Resourcing

    Executive Search

    Hospoworld Resourcing is a recruitment agency that specialises in hospitality across Australia and New Zealand.

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    Intepeople

    Temporary Staffing · Also in Nelson and Canterbury

    Intepeople is a human resources and recruitment consultancy in New Zealand. It supports employers with flexible HR services, recruitment, temporary staff and business consulting.

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    Just Dental Staff

    Healthcare Recruitment · Dental · Also in Scotland and Australia, New Zealand

    Just Dental Staff is a recruitment consultancy set up by dental professionals to serve dental employers and job seekers.

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    Lawson Williams

    Executive Search · Manufacturing · Also in Auckland

    Lawson Williams is a recruitment and executive search consultancy working across New Zealand, including Auckland, Waikato, the Bay of Plenty and Christchurch.

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