Human Resources - Winter 2025

Future-ready HR

As organisations across Aotearoa navigate rapid technological change and evolving workforce expectations, HR professionals are being challenges to think beyond today and prepare for what's next. 

The Winter 2025 issue of Human Resources magazine explore what it means to be future-ready, with practical insights grounded in New Zealand employment and organisation realities. 

What's in this issue 

This issue brings together expert insights and practical guidance on: 

• Preparing HR and leaders expert insight for an AI-enabled future of work
• Building capability and confidence across multi-generational workforces
• Future-proofing organisations through workforce planning and adaptability
• Employment law, immigration and regulatory updates impacting NZ workplaces
• The role of professional accreditation and capability development
• Continuing HRNZ's 40 Years, 40 Stories series, celebrating the professions journey

Why this matters for HR professionals

Being future-ready is no longer optional. HR professionals are expected to lead through uncertainty, support organisational resilience and unlock workforce potential, while remaining grounded in legal, cultural and ethical responsibility. 

This issue provides insights to help HR professionals anticipate change, strengthen capability and position HR as a strategic partner shaping the future of work.

Supporting the professional practice

Articles in this issue are mapped to The Path, HRNZ's Capability Framework. supporting HR professionals to connect insight with practical capability development across core HR domains.

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The winter 2025 issue of Human Resources magazine is availabe digitally and free to access 

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