About us



We help people grow and thrive by connecting potential and opportunity.

Read what our customers say about our work here.

A fresh approach to recruitment.

We're committed to making recruitment not just easier but also psychologically safer and more human for everyone involved.  We celebrate diversity, advocate for inclusion, and are passionate about helping to develop capable, representative and thriving workplaces.

Our team are hugely experienced, with a deep understanding of their respective specialisations and talent pools. 

We deliver contract, temporary or permanent staffing solutions across Aotearoa.

We're also the 2023 SEEK medium agency of the year.

Talk to one of our team today.
Tony Pownall

Tony Pownall

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Co-founder
tony@cultivate.co.nz
+64 27 546 1701
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Trina Jones

Trina Jones

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Co-founder
trina@cultivate.co.nz
+64 21 429 102
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Craig Malcolm

Craig Malcolm

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Co-founder
craig@cultivate.co.nz
+64 21 429 328
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Kelly Lloyd

Kelly Lloyd

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Associate Director
kelly@cultivate.co.nz
+64 21 429 145
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Nicola Houghton

Nicola Houghton

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Associate Director
nicola@cultivate.co.nz
+64 21 429 075
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Kathryn Clarke

Kathryn Clarke

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Associate Director
kathryn@cultivate.co.nz
+64 21 429 106
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Darron Hubbard

Darron Hubbard

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Principal Consultant
darron@cultivate.co.nz
+64 27 704 9495
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Rachel Cattanach

Rachel Cattanach

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Principal Consultant
rachelc@cultivate.co.nz
+64 275 766 304
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Kim Curreen

Kim Curreen

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Managing Consultant
kim@cultivate.co.nz
+64 27 590 0962
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Zoe Morris

Zoe Morris

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Senior Consultant
zoe@cultivate.co.nz
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Verona Clay

Verona Clay

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Consultant
verona@cultivate.co.nz
+64 22 5240 642
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Liam Sharples

Liam Sharples

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Consultant
liam@cultivate.co.nz
+64 27 8490 801
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Amanda Law

Amanda Law

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Principal Consultant
amanda@cultivate.co.nz
+64 273983023
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Sarah Hernon

Sarah Hernon

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Senior Consultant
sarah@cultivate.co.nz
+64 21 020 00128
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Toni Johnson

Toni Johnson

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Principal Consultant
toni@cultivate.co.nz
+64 21 429 167
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Naz Huq

Naz Huq

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Principal Consultant
naz@cultivate.co.nz
+64 21 295 3096
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Charly Hickman

Charly Hickman

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Senior Talent Acquisition Lead
Charly@cultivate.co.nz
+64 20 401 56965
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Dakota Winter

Dakota Winter

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Talent Acquisition Lead
dakota@cultivate.co.nz
+64 22 023 2492
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Rachel Derry

Rachel Derry

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HR and Talent Lead
racheld@cultivate.co.nz
+64 21 158 0624
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Sita Patel

Sita Patel

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Business Optimisation & Finance Lead
sita@cultivate.co.nz
+64 27 802 8466
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