FRENZ Recruitment & Immigration

Recruitment and licensed immigration in New Zealand

FRENZ Recruitment and Immigration is a New Zealand agency that combines recruitment with licensed immigration advice. Its site says it has 25 years of experience supporting New Zealand employers, starting with farmers and now including construction, trade, technical and engineering sectors. Its candidate pool draws on backpackers, New Zealanders and people from overseas, and the agency says it fits each person's attitude and aptitude to the business objectives of the employer.

Staffing for farms and skilled trades

The agency's early work was with farms, where it says it has helped hundreds of employers meet short and long-term staffing needs. Its recent work covers construction, trade, technical and engineering employers. The site says the agency acts with integrity, respect and effective engagement, and that its tested processes are meant to reduce the cost and stress of hiring for employers while helping workers find roles they enjoy.

From sourcing to placement

FRENZ describes two ways of working with a client. An end-to-end service covers sourcing, vetting, immigration approvals and onboarding in one arrangement. Standalone services let an employer use only the part it needs, such as selecting from candidates who have been qualified and matched to a position. Candidates are described as motivated and available for short or long-term work, with a range of skills and experience. The agency says its regulatory knowledge and international partnerships allow it to bring staff in more quickly and at lower cost.

Licensed advice on work, study and visitor visas

The immigration side of the business is licensed advice on the pathways for hiring, working, visiting or settling in New Zealand. The agency describes its role as making a complicated process clear, covering the routes that its older material lists as work, study and visitor visas. Advice is offered to both employers and the people they hire, and the site says the agency keeps those relationships going with ongoing advice.

Onboarding, mediation and pastoral care

After placement the agency says it takes preventive steps to avoid problems and steps in with support when they arise. Its services include structured settlement sessions for new arrivals and coordination of travel. Mediation between employer and worker is part of the same offer, and pastoral care covers the personal side of relocation for workers and their families.

Employment law and workforce planning

Employers can also use the agency for employment and human resources advice. The site describes education and support on New Zealand's employment and immigration law, along with strategic workforce planning. That planning is aimed at helping clients keep staff, raise productivity, and reduce costs and risks. The agency's clients are employers in farming, construction, trade, technical and engineering work, and the people it places are backpackers, Kiwis and offshore workers.

FRENZ Recruitment & Immigration is a recruitment and licensed immigration agency in New Zealand. It matches employers with backpackers, New Zealanders and overseas candidates, and has worked mainly with farmers before expanding into construction, trade, technical and engineering sectors.

Services

• Recruitment services: sourcing, vetting and placing candidates for short and long-term roles.
• Licensed immigration advice: guidance through work, study and visitor visa pathways.
• Onboarding and pastoral care: settlement support and mediation once a worker is placed.
• Employment and HR advice: guidance on New Zealand employment and immigration law and workforce planning.

Who it serves

The agency has worked with farmers, and more recently with construction, trade, technical and engineering employers, matching them with backpacker, Kiwi and overseas candidates.

Key facts

• Based in: New Zealand
• Experience: around 25 years in the sector
• Sectors covered: farming, construction, trade, technical and engineering staffing