Winners & Finalists 2025

Congratulations to the 2025 SEEK SARAs winners and finalists!

2025 SARA Awards Winners and Finalists

Small Recruitment Agency of the Year

Winner: ⁠ ⁠Recruitment Studio ⁠ ⁠Runner up:

McLaren Recruitment ⁠⁠Finalists:

Elevate Resourcing

⁠Konnect Koncepts

Ryan Recruitment

Medium Recruitment Agency of the Year

Winner: ⁠ ⁠Talent Army ⁠ ⁠Runner up:

Cultivate Recruitment ⁠ ⁠Finalists: 

Digital Garage 

Frog Recruitment

Lynx Recruitment

Large Recruitment Agency of the Year

Winner: ⁠ ⁠Stellar Recruitment ⁠ ⁠Runner up: ⁠ ⁠Trade Assist ⁠ ⁠⁠Finalists:

Adecco New Zealand

AWF Limited

Fluid Recruitment

Innovation in Recruitment

Winner: ⁠ ⁠AWF Limited ⁠ ⁠Runner up: ⁠ ⁠Frog RecruitmentFinalists: 

Cultivate Recruitment

Konnect Koncepts 

UP Recruitment

Outstanding Progress in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Winner: ⁠ ⁠Cultivate Recruitment ⁠ ⁠Runner up: ⁠ ⁠Adecco New Zealand⁠ ⁠ ⁠Finalists: 

Fred Recruitment

Lynx Recruitment

Excellence in Candidate Experience

Winner: ⁠ ⁠Trade Assist ⁠ ⁠Runner up: ⁠ ⁠Lynx Recruitment ⁠ ⁠Finalists:

Fred Recruitment

Frog Recruitment

HOME Recruitment

Recruitment Leader of the Year

Winner: ⁠Brien Keegan, Sprout People ⁠ ⁠Runner up: ⁠ ⁠Troy Hammond, Talent Army ⁠ ⁠Finalists: 

Andrea Berrington, Konnect Koncepts

Jason Boot

Kim Lusby, Likemind

Recruitment Consultant of the Year

Winner: Lewis Howells, RWR Health Northern ⁠ ⁠Runner up: ⁠ Christi-Ann de la Porte, Success Group Limited ⁠ ⁠Finalists: 

Angela Browne, Adecco New Zealand

Clara Jensen, Sprout People

Claudia Dawson-Jenner, Rice & Co