About us

Your HR & immigration secret weapon

With over 40 years’ experience in HR, we’ve helped hundreds of NZ businesses navigate every HR problem you can imagine. We’ve been on both sides of the fence, working as HR managers for large organisations. Not only that, but we’re employers ourselves, so we’ve experienced your HR challenges first-hand.

And that’s not all. Our team has 30+ years’ experience in immigration. We’re Licensed immigration Advisers. We’ve helped hundreds of NZ businesses get visas for migrant workers and made tens of thousands of successful visa applications. We’ve also managed resettlement programmes, and coached teams on cultural differences, so we understand the support your migrant workers need to thrive.

With clients who’ve worked with us for 17+ years, long-term partnerships are our thing. We specialise in helping businesses who hire migrant workers, so if you need an HR and immigration powerhouse on your team, we’ve got your back.

Hamilton 07 839 6666

Auckland 09 941 9335

Meet Catherine & Connor (that’s us)

Catherine Neazor Brady

HR Consultant & Licensed Immigration Adviser
IAA No 200900436

Catherine started her 25-year HR career at the OECD in Paris before returning to New Zealand where she worked at the NZ Fire Service and the Department of Internal Affairs.

Since 2004 she and Connor have managed their own HR and immigration consultancies, helping NZ businesses navigate tricky HR challenges and employ migrant workers.

She is a Chartered Member of the Human Resource Institute of New Zealand, and a New Zealand Licensed Immigration Adviser.

Connor Brady

HR Consultant & Licensed Immigration Adviser
IAA No 201000334

After lecturing in cultural differences at l’Université Paris-Saclay, Connor worked in HR for WelTec, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Department of Internal Affairs.

In 2004 he and Catherine established their own HR and immigration consultancies.

NZ skill shortages led him to specialise in supporting businesses who employ migrant workers, handling employer accreditation, employee visa applications and advising on resettlement support. He is a New Zealand Licensed Immigration Adviser.

Our story

It all started in Paris, when a girl from Wellington met a boy from Armagh in Northern Ireland. For six years we lived la vie Parisienne. Catherine worked in HR for the OECD, while Connor lectured in cultural differences at l’Université Paris-Saclay and taught English to execs at Renault, Alcatel, Reuters, and Mercedes.

In 1999 we moved to Wellington, where Catherine grew her HR experience working with the NZ Fire Service and the government. Not to be left out, Connor decided to get into HR too, working in education and for government departments.

In 2004 we popped our baby son in the car, and followed the New Zealand lifestyle dream to Hamilton, where we bought a block of land and started our own HR consultancy. After a year supporting businesses with HR, we met many employers needing help to hire migrant workers and began to offer immigration services too. There was a massive skills shortage back in the noughties, and there’s still a massive skills shortage now. As we’d say in our Paris days, plus ça change.

Today we’re your one stop shop for HR and immigration support. We promise you plain speaking, hard hitting advice. We know our stuff and we’ve solved HR and immigration challenges for clients, and as business owners ourselves. You need practical solutions, not waffly corporate jargon, so we’re here to tell it how it is and get your HR and immigration problems sorted.

Here’s how we can help your business

HR consultancy
services

Solving your HR challenges so your business can thrive and grow. Manage your risk and get the best out of your employees with our advice.

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Immigration & HR support for your business

Get your Immigration Employer Accreditation, fast-track visas for migrant employees, and address any HR compliance issues.

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EzyAz HR toolkit for NZ businesses

Attract top talent, get the best out of your team, reduce turnover, and cover your butt. Like having our team in your pocket, at a fraction of the cost.

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