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Top 25 Executive recruiting firms based in New Zealand

RevenueBase identified 100 executive recruiting firms headquartered in New Zealand as of September 2026 and tracks 986 professional contacts across them, including 482 with verified work emails and 81 with mobile numbers. Auckland is the largest hub.

This list covers executive recruiting firms headquartered in New Zealand, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, how directly it supports the match, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 2, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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81Mobile numbers
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The 25 largest executive recruiting firms based in New Zealand

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 100 executive recruiting firms based in New Zealand, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 2, 2026. Evidence rates how directly each company's own description names executive recruiting firms: strong (names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on its full profile rather than the summary shown). Click a count to unlock that company's people.
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1
SheffieldPartial evidence
Christchurch, New Zealandn/a159

“Founded in 1961 by Malcolm Sheffield, we began as Aotearoa New Zealand’s first organisational psychology and executive recruitment practice.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
2
Tribe GroupIndirect evidence
Auckland City, New Zealand51-20086

“Tribe Recruitment Group is a 100% New Zealand owned full service, end-to-end national recruitment agency.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
3
H2r ConsultingIndirect evidence
Auckland, New Zealand11-5053

“H2R Consulting is a New Zealand owned recruitment and consulting firm with a national presence across Auckland and Wellington, supported by a team of 50 staff.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
4
Consult RecruitmentIndirect evidence
Auckland, New Zealand11-5041

“We believe that if you hire the right people everything else just falls into place.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
5
Inside RecruitmentIndirect evidence
Auckland, New Zealand11-5038

“Because everybody's different, we make sure our approach to your recruitment is as unique as you are.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
6
Find RecruitmentIndirect evidence
Auckland, New Zealand11-5033

“Connecting Excellence We are drawn to businesses and people who aspire to excellence.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
7
Jacksonstone & PartnersIndirect evidence
Wellington, New Zealand11-5031

“JacksonStone & Partners helps organisations find the right people.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
8
Kerridge & PartnersPartial evidence
Auckland, New Zealand11-5029

“Kerridge & Partners is a boutique consultancy business with offerings in Executive Search, Governance and Leadership.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
9
BrannigansIndirect evidence
Nelson, New Zealand11-5025

“For over 20 years, Brannigans has been a leader in connecting top-tier talent with visionary organisations.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
10
Hobson LeavyPartial evidence
Auckland, New Zealand11-5023

“Hobson Leavy is an executive search firm that believes Leaders Matter™ Simply put we’re experts in executive search.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
11
Alexander JamesPartial evidence
Wellington, New Zealand11-5022

“Recruitment consultancy and executive search specialists based in Auckland and Wellington, partnering with businesses across New Zealand to secure top talent.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
12
Graham ConsultingIndirect evidence
Auckland, New Zealand11-5021

“Partnering with businesses since 2004 Graham Consulting offers a professional and innovative approach to candidate search, recruitment and placement.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
13
Niche RecruitmentIndirect evidence
Wellington, New Zealand11-5018

“Driven by a vision of a stronger, more diverse and inclusive workforce, we are an independently owned recruitment firm with a kaupapa to match exceptional people to the specialist…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
14
ConvergencePartial evidence
Auckland, New Zealand1-1017

“Convergence is a New Zealand based executive recruitment and specialist search firm.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
15
Farrow JamiesonPartial evidence
Auckland, New Zealand11-5016

“Senior Executive Recruiters who use innovation to ensure assignment completion.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
16
Profile GroupIndirect evidence
Christchurch, New Zealand1-1016

“Profile Group is an experienced recruitment and search firm that works with businesses and candidates across a range of disciplines such as Accounting, Business…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
17
Seqel PartnersPartial evidence
Auckland, New Zealand11-5015

“SEQEL Partners is a leading New Zealand Executive Search and Leadership Advisory firm.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
18
Sprout PeopleIndirect evidence
Auckland, New Zealand11-5015

“We are problem solvers, fuelling the ambition of owners, innovators, and leaders to accelerate success through people.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
19
Buildpeople LTDIndirect evidence
Auckland, New Zealand11-5012

“Build People is a national search recruitment business – we proactively identify and approach the top 20% of talent and guide them to quality employers in the hardware, building…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
20
Grada RecruitmentIndirect evidence
Auckland, New Zealand11-5012

“Grada Recruitment is a leading specialist Recruitment and Consulting Services provider to the Engineering and Architecture industries across New Zealand.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
21
Decipher Group LimitedIndirect evidence
Christchurch, New Zealand11-5011

“Founded in 2008, Decipher Group is a leading provider of high-quality recruitment and talent consulting services to businesses throughout Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
22
Ahikā RecruitmentIndirect evidence
North Canterbury, New Zealand11-5011

“Here at Ahikā Recruitment we have a team of highly skilled consultants with over 4 decades of experience combined.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
23
Propero ConsultingIndirect evidence
Auckland, New Zealand1-109

“We redefine governance by delivering innovative solutions to clients in New Zealand, Australia and the United States.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
24
BishopPartial evidence
Christchurch, New Zealand1-108

“Bishop Associates is a Christchurch-based executive search and recruitment consultancy trusted by organisations who care as much about values and fit as they do about skills and…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026
25
Saturn GroupPartial evidence
Auckland, New Zealand1-108

“The Right People to Find the Right People Saturn Group is a New Zealand owned firm, a company founded by seasoned professionals to provide a different service in the executive…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 2, 2026

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Executive recruiting firms based in New Zealand at a glance

As of Sep 2, 2026
1-10Median size (employees)
AucklandLargest hub · 60 HQs
81Contacts with mobile numbers
Sep 2, 2026Data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
72
11-50
23
51-200
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How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among executive recruiting firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and evidence rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in New Zealand whose own description of what they do matches “executive recruiting firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among executive recruiting firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside New Zealand are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and an evidence rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 482 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 2, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Executive recruiting firms by metro

  • Executive recruiting firms in Auckland60

Frequently asked

How many executive recruiting firms are there based in New Zealand?

RevenueBase identified 100 executive recruiting firms headquartered in New Zealand as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Sheffield, headquartered in Christchurch, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most executive recruiting firms?

Auckland leads with 60 headquartered companies, followed by Christchurch (10) and Wellington (8).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 482 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 100 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 2, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.