Client testimonials

HRBP – X2X

“As a US & UK-based company with a satellite office of 10 employees in New Zealand, I needed to enlist some HR help in order to better support & manage risk for my team in Wellington. I found Positive People with a quick Google search and engaged them for ad-hoc consulting services. Partnering with Positive People has been one of the best decisions we’ve made for our NZ team!

Their team is so easy to work with. I’ve had the pleasure of working with several of their consultants over the years and each of them have been equally kind, knowledgeable, and responsive. As my team in NZ is so small, I only needed NZ-focused HR help infrequently but Positive People’s model always accommodated the flexibility my organization required. Nevertheless, they took the time to understand our company’s culture and objectives, ensuring that their recommendations were aligned with our needs. They helped me put together an employee handbook tailored to our company culture, and in several instances, they advised us on some tricky employee situations, always offering practical and legally sound advice that has helped us navigate these challenges smoothly. With Positive People’s team behind me, I felt confident that I was doing right by my NZ employees, and that any potential legal risks were being expertly managed.

If your team could benefit from an expert NZ-based employment & HR resource, you must check them out. Their services have been instrumental in the success and smooth operation of our Wellington office. I have gotten such great value from their services and as a bonus, their consultants are incredibly kind and lovely to work with. I cannot recommend them highly enough to any other businesses out there.”

Chairman – Muscular Dystrophy Association

“As the National Executive Chairperson of a Not for profit, engaging Positive People as our HR consultants, Kimberley Barry was the best move I have ever made within my 10+ years with this charity. Kimberley’s knowledge and expertise has helped our charity through some difficult times. I would recommend Positive People to anyone needing HR help they are so professional. I would like to express my sincere thanks to Kimberley for her work with us, my regular phone calls to her were always answered and even when I felt silly for asking, she made me happy I did ring and check, we will remain with Positive people for all HR work. Thank you so much.”

GM – Safety, People and Sustainability – ETEL

“Beyond consultancy, over the past ten years, Positive People has gone past being trusted advisors to being part of our team.

Positive People really stand out for their versatility – seamlessly navigating between providing support and guidance for high-level strategy sessions, to collaboration and facilitation of leadership off-sites to addressing day-to-day HR challenges. Their solutions are not just pragmatic but tailored to our unique needs, thanks to their deep partnership approach.

I would highly recommend Positive People to any business seeking transformative HR solutions.”

MD – Parisian

“Great practical advice tailored to specific situations and individual needs. We’ve worked with PP for 10 years and really value the support.”

Operations Manager – Morris and Watson

“Could not be happier with the HR support given by Positive People. We have had two consultants from the company and both have been excellent. They fit in well in our company, very personable and friendly. The consultants helped us to get results fast, with the best possible outcomes. Could not recommend more.”

Office Manager – Acorn Stairlifts

“We highly recommend Positive People HR Consultants. Kelly and Casey have always provided exceptional service. They are very knowledgeable, always respond quickly to any questions, follow up quickly and they go out of their way to guide us through any areas that need their expert advice and action. They are happy to arrange in person meetings to ensure that we have support and that we are all well informed. Thank you, Kelly and Casey. We appreciate your ongoing support.”

CEO – ETEL

 “We have worked with Positive People for more than fifteen years and during that time, Positive People have been an invaluable resource for our company. They have helped ETEL to shape our Vision and Values, and they have worked with our own internal teams to bring a collaborative, cross functional, performance based approach to our business. Positive People continually support our people and culture within our business and there have been many initiatives and improvements instigated by them; all tailored specifically to our business. We really do believe in them and treat Positive People as an important part of the ETEL family.”

CEO – SPM Assets

“Being able to have an experienced HR professional to be embedded as one of our team, has made a significant difference to our business over the past year. For Positive People to attract such high calibre HR people to offer in this flexible way, is the perfect business model that really works for us.”

Manager – ASCO Asphalt

“Positive People continue to provide a professional, responsive and accurate service to our company that enables us to achieve our objectives.”

Manager – Ardmore Nurseries

“Positive People provided us with excellent value in fine tuning our Performance Planning process. Our Consultant was very down to earth and relatable for our staff, and was very conscious of not taking up too much of their time. More than ever before our staff are clear on their goals for the month and year, and are motivated through an incentive program that is better aligned to these goals. It was certainly time and money well spent for us.”

Human Resources Manager – Competenz

“Great session with Positive People today! Three people in our team needed an update/refresher on Organisational Design before we head into a period of change and our HR Consultant delivered just what was needed. She was thoughtful, practical and considerate of the different amounts of experience in the room. Her information and approach was on-point and we came away feeling much more confident about the work ahead of us. Thanks Positive People!”

Managing Director – MoaTrek

“MoaTrek started working with Positive People in mid 2020 in the height of the pandemic. During the time we have worked together Positive People has provided many tools to effectively recruit, train, develop and keep our team members motivated through a very challenging time. Key to this was the development of an HR Plan that clearly and simply mapped out MoaTrek’s people and culture priorities and steps to execute these priorities. MoaTrek is now over 2 years into this project and is reaping the rewards in terms of having what I personally believe is the best team in the New Zealand tourism industry.”