Hall of Fame - 2006

Each year, the unlimited/JRA Best Places to Work Survey reveals the top organisations to work for in New Zealand. In 2006, 232 organisations participated in the survey, with the following organisations being rated the Best Places to Work in New Zealand – by their employees.

Congratulations to Flight Centre (NZ), the Overall Winner (and large workplace category winner) of the 2006 survey. Other category winners were the Securities Commission (small workplace), TBWA\Whybin and TEQUILA\ (small-medium workplace), and Waikato District Council (medium-large workplace). Otago Museum won the inaugural award for most improved workplace.

Photos from there Awards evening can be seen here.

To view the article about the survey winners from the March 2007 issue of unlimited magazine, click here.

 

Large Workplace Category (400+ employees)

1st Flight Centre (NZ)

Flight Centre (NZ)
Leisure and corporate travel services
Finalist previous years: 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002

OVERALL WINNER

2nd AMI Insurance AMI Insurance
Insurance
Finalist previous years: 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
3rd Vero Insurance New Zealand

Vero Insurance New Zealand
Insurance
Finalist previous years: 2005, 2004

4th Fisher & Paykel Healthcare

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
Medical devices
Finalist previous years: 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002

5th Northpower Northpower
Electricity lines

 

Medium-Large Workplace Category (150-399 employees)

1st Waikato District Council Waikato District Council
District council
Finalist previous years: 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001
2nd Fletcher Easysteel Fletcher Easysteel
Steel distribution
Finalist previous years: 2005, 2004
3rd Overland Footwear Overland Footwear
Retail shoe stores
Finalist previous years: 2005
4th James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor Wellington James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor Wellington
Hotel
5th Arrow International Arrow International
Construction project management
Finalist previous years: 2005
6th Guardian Trust New Zealand Guardian Trust Company
Trust and financial services
7th Toyota New Zealand Toyota New Zealand
Automotive
Finalist previous years: 2005, 2004, 2001, 2000
8th New World Te Rapa New World Te Rapa
Supermarket
9th Cock & Bull Cock & Bull
Pub, restaurant and brewery
10th PSIS PSIS
Banking co-operative
Finalist previous years: 2005

 

Small-Medium Workplace Category (50-149 employees)

1st TBWA Whybin & Tequila TBWA\Whybin and TEQUILA\
Advertising
Finalist previous years: 2005, 2004
2nd Express Data Express Data
Technology supply
Finalist previous years: 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001
3rd Select Australasia Select Australasia
Recruitment
Finalist previous years: 2005
4th Agriculture ITO Agriculture ITO
Industry training organisation
5th= Nokia New Zealand Nokia New Zealand
Telecommunications services and mobile devices
Finalist previous years: 2003
5th= Revera Revera
IT services
Finalist previous years: 2004, 2003
7th NZRU New Zealand Rugby Union
Sporting and entertainment organisation
Finalist previous years: 2005
8th= Colliers International NZ Colliers International NZ
Commercial real estate
8th= Merck Sharp & Dohme New Zealand Merck Sharp & Dohme New Zealand
Pharmaceuticals
Finalist previous years: 2003, 2000
10th Drake International Drake International
Recruitment

 

Small Workplace Category (20-49 employees)

1st Securities Commission Securities Commission
Government agency
Finalist previous years: 2005, 2004
2nd Retailworld Resourcing Retailworld Resourcing
Recruitment
3rd AMR Consulting AMR Consulting
Management and IT consulting
Finalist previous years: 2005
4th Outward Bound Outward Bound Trust of New Zealand
Outdoor adventure based learning school
Finalist previous years: 2005, 2004, 2003
5th Equinox Equinox
Software development and IT consulting
Finalist previous years: 2005, 2004
6th Creative Functions Creative Functions
Function/event management
7th Otago Museum

Otago Museum

Museum

MOST IMPROVED WORKPLACE

8th Collection House (NZ) Collection House (NZ)
Debt collection agency
9th Mazda Mazda Motors of New Zealand
Automotive
10th RJ's Licorice RJ's Licorice
Food manufacture