Human Resources magazine - Summer 2025
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Enabling new opportunities in New Zealand workplaces
HR Professionals across New Zealand are being asked to do more than ever before. As organisations shift from disruption to growth, HR is playing a critical role in enabling capability, performance and opportunity, while continuing to manage risk and compliance.
The Summer 2025/26 issue of Human Resources magazine explores how HR can enable new opportunities for organisations and their people, with insights grounded in New Zealand workplace realities.
What's in this issue
This issue includes expert perspective and practical insights on:
- Workforce futures and labour market trends in New Zealand.
- Leadership, culture and building high-performing organisations
- HR's role in enabling business outcomes at an exectuive level
- Key legal and regulatory updates affecting NZ workplaces
- Emerging HR research and professional development, including AI capability
- Celebrating the HR profession through HRNZ's 40 Years, 40 Stories series
Why this matters for HR professionals
As expectations of HR continue to grow, this issue supports HR professionals to make informed decisions, strengthen capability and confidently support organisational performance in a changing environment.
Supporting the professional practice
Articles in this issue are mapped to The Path, HRNZ's Capability Framework, helping readers connect insight to practical capability development across core HR domains.
Read the full issue
The Summer 2025 issue of Human Resources magazine is available digitally and free to access