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Human Resources magazine - Summer 2025

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The Summer 2025/26 issue of Human Resources explores how HR professionals can enable new opportunities in New Zealand workplaces, with practical insights on workforce planning, leadership, legal change and capability development.

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. 

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The Summer 2025 issue of Human Resources magazine is available digitally and free to access

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Cover of Human Resources magazine Summer 2025/26 featuring HR insights on enabling new opportunities in New Zealand workplaces

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