2025 winners
Congratulations to all our 2025 Wayfinder Award winners and finalists. Your incredible mahi is creating pathways that are leading to a meaningful culture of wellbeing within, not only your organisations, but also Aotearoa.
STAR WAYFARER AWARD
GOLD: Jen Southan, ORIX New Zealand
SILVER: Tracey Chaplin, Ceres New Zealand LLC
BRONZE: Caley Staveley, Outerdawn
BRONZE: Corrina McIndoe, Spectrum Consulting Limited
TRUE NORTH AWARD
GOLD: Dominic Quin, Foodstuffs New Zealand
SILVER: Lorraine Bryant, Spectrum Consulting Limited
SMALL BUSINESS AWARD
GOLD: Netsafe
SILVER: Ceres New Zealand LLC
BRONZE: Content&Co NZ Ltd
FINALIST: ICIB Financial Independence Ltd
MEDIUM BUSINESS AWARD
GOLD: ORIX New Zealand
SILVER: SBS Bank
BRONZE: StraitNZ Limited
FINALIST: Christchurch Casino
LARGE BUSINESS AWARD
GOLD: ASB
SILVER: Foodstuffs North Island
BRONZE: Douglas
FINALIST: WSP NZ
NEW HORIZON AWARD
GOLD: Waikato-Tainui
SILVER: Te Wānanga o Aotearoa – Tau Ora
BRONZE: Eliot Sinclair & Partners Limited
FINALISTS: ASB, Find Recruitment
2023 winners
STAR WAYFARER AWARD
GOLD: Nadene Winchester | Dynamic Controls
Nadene Winchester has redefined wellbeing in the workplace for the global team at Dynamic Controls. With a knack for identifying creative solutions and a genuine desire to support her colleagues, Nadene has made a monumental impact on team culture.
SILVER: Matthew Walker | Te Rūnanga O Ngāi Tahu
BRONZE: Jen Southan | Orix
FINALISTS: Claire Runtzler (Primero Profiles), Sophie Newstead (GSK)
TRUE NORTH AWARD
GOLD: Rob Holmes | PaperKite
Rob Holmes’ impact at PaperKite is perhaps best exemplified by the mantra he lives by – “what’s best for our people is best for our business”. The positive impact of this approach was so apparent that PaperKite ultimately adopted it as part of the core brand strategy.
SILVER: Richard Schorfield | Spectrum Consulting
BRONZE: Joseph Zermatten | CS Roofing Canterbury
FINALISTS: Dan Bradley (Bradley Project Management Ltd), Jo Mathieson (Total Life)
SMALL BUSINESS AWARD
GOLD: Thankyou Payroll
Thankyou Payroll has a wellbeing philosophy that runs deep. By placing employees at the heart of their business model, they’ve achieved financial success, a stable and positive working culture, and higher than ever customer satisfaction. Their holistic approach encompasses four key areas of physical, mental, environmental and financial wellbeing, and existing policies have also been reviewed and adjusted to reflect this commitment.
SILVER: Maynard Marks
BRONZE: Find Recruitment
MEDIUM BUSINESS AWARD
GOLD: Marlborough Lines
Marlborough Lines are on a mission to keep employee voices front and centre, evolving a strategy through consultation and input from the people who matter most. Recognising the need for change, Marlborough Lines created a unique programme tailored to the needs of their predominantly male workforce.
SILVER: Christchurch Casino
BRONZE: DHL Express
NEW HORIZON AWARD
GOLD: Spark
At the close of 2021, Spark launched an innovative new wellbeing strategy for their people – Mahi Tahi. Meaning ‘partnership’ in te reo Māori, Mahi Tahi recognises the need for business working in partnership with people to support them to achieve their goals in work and life. This ground-breaking programme addressed the pressing needs of staff post-Covid, but also created a long-term structure of holistic support.
SILVER: Find Recruitment
BRONZE: Profile Group
FINALISTS: CS Roofing Canterbury, Stratum Consultants Ltd