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Top 25 Executive search recruitment agencies based in New Zealand

RevenueBase identified 161 executive search recruitment agencies headquartered in New Zealand as of September 2026 and tracks 1,349 professional contacts across them, including 616 with verified work emails. Auckland is the largest hub.

This list covers executive search recruitment agencies 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, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 21, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, 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.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 21, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
161Companies
1,349Contacts tracked
616Verified emails
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The 25 largest executive search recruitment agencies based in New Zealand

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 161 executive search recruitment agencies based in New Zealand, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to executive search recruitment agencies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Strong evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 21, 2026n/a158 contacts →

Strong evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
2Partial evidenceAuckland City, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 21, 202651-20089 contacts →

Partial evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
3Partial evidenceWellington, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5052 contacts →

Partial evidence

“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: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
4Partial evidenceDunedin, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5039 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Fluid Recruitment are Experts in Specialist Professional Recruitment.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
5Indirect evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5039 contacts →

Indirect evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
6Partial evidenceWellington, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5038 contacts →

Partial evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
7Indirect evidenceWellington, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5033 contacts →

Indirect evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
8Partial evidenceWellington, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5032 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Taska360 is an IT recruitment specialist and AoG recruitment provider.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
9Indirect evidenceCbd, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5031 contacts →

Indirect evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
10Strong evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5029 contacts →

Strong evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
11Indirect evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 21, 20261-1026 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“If you are looking for work or you are a business looking for staff, you have come to the right place.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
12Indirect evidenceChristchurch, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5025 contacts →

Indirect evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
13Strong evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5023 contacts →

Strong evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
14Strong evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5022 contacts →

Strong evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
15Strong evidenceChristchurch, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5021 contacts →

Strong evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
16Partial evidenceNorth Shore City, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5021 contacts →

Partial evidence

“SOS Recruitment is the leading recruitment agency servicing Auckland's North Shore and Hibiscus Coast regions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
17Indirect evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5020 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Cultivate was founded by some of the most experienced and well-connected recruiters in the country, who recognised the need to bring a breath of fresh air to the industry.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
18Partial evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5017 contacts →

Partial evidence

“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: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
19Partial evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5017 contacts →

Partial evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
20Strong evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 21, 20261-1017 contacts →

Strong evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
21Partial evidenceBay Of Plenty, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 21, 20261-1017 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Personnel Resources is currently celebrating 30 years of recruitment success in the Bay of Plenty.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
22Strong evidenceChristchurch, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 21, 20261-1016 contacts →

Strong evidence

“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: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
23Strong evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5015 contacts →

Strong evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
24Indirect evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5015 contacts →

Indirect evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
25Partial evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5013 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Our Story Bureau was born by a group of people with a great swathe of experience within the recruitment industry.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026

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Executive search recruitment agencies based in New Zealand at a glance

As of Sep 21, 2026
45.7%Verified-email coverage
8.4Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
49.7%Largest-city concentration · Auckland
Sep 21, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
123
11-50
33
51-200
5

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for New Zealand, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for New Zealand, over 161 companies.

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 search recruitment agencies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search 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 Smart Search, 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 search recruitment agencies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names executive search recruitment agencies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among executive search recruitment agencies, 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 its RevenueBase Smart Search 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, 616 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 21, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Executive search recruitment agencies by metro

  • Executive search recruitment agencies in Auckland80

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names executive search recruitment agencies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many executive search recruitment agencies are there based in New Zealand?

RevenueBase identified 161 executive search recruitment agencies 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 Auckland, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most executive search recruitment agencies?

Auckland leads with 80 headquartered companies, followed by Christchurch (19) and Wellington (14).

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 616 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 161 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 21, 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 Smart Search, 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.