About Us

Our Story

Kiwi Staff is a locally Maaori owned and operated team committed to helping workers find employment across various industries. They offer a quality "matchmaking" service that creates a hassle-free environment for both candidates and companies. Kiwi Staff is passionate about the growth and success of the Waikato region's economy and genuinely cares for its clients and candidates.  
Kiwi Staff's journey commenced humbly within the confines of our Director's garage, marking the outset of a legacy built upon diligence and innovation. Founded in April 2014, Mainu, equipped with six years of prior recruitment expertise, transitioned to our first office space in 2015. Nestled within the heart of Nawton, at 108 Grandview Road, this strategic relocation underscored Kiwi Staff's commitment to community integration and support. With a start up business comes risks and rewards alike, so while Mainu was grinding away building a reputable business, Mere was teaching as a career and providing solely for their whaanau. This combination along with being raised by hard working parents and raising 4 children of their own would springboard Mainu & Meres determination to make Kiwi Staff a success.

2014
Starting off
Recruitment arm servicing employers with all their recruitment needs from term to permanent, direct permanent placement and casual employment.
2021
Mahi Ready
Preparation for employment - programmes designed to give anyone a head start into day 1.
2021
Mahi Support

The secret sauce as we like to say, Mahi Support is our pastoral care service designed to help employees retain employment. Our team will work with employees assisting them with a progression plans to increase all aspects of them individually. which impacts employment such as travel (we provide immediate transport and support transport), personal growth, health, barriers, progression within employment to further climb the ladder into careers.
2023
Mahi Progress
Our training and development arm. We host programmes ourselves and collab with proven providers to add qualifications and education to employees. Our progress team can look after employees prior to starting employment and while working assisting them to qualify within their chosen fields.

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With people as the focal point, Mainu would service Waikato businesses with their recruitment needs, working with our local bodies to build a reputation of innovation, Genuity and being there for whaanau as they head along their mahi journeys. Slow and steady the growth would be supplying and supporting 1 person at a time within their chosen fields of mahi, focusing on quality and then building on and on. 
“As we built a reputation we continued to innovate being as agile as we can as an employment service and continually wanting to do better for our people and local businesses” 

“The road never ends”.

Tūtaki ki te Tīma - Meet the team 

 We have a diverse group of kaimahi, with a vast range of experience in different backgrounds. All with one thing in common - a passion for helping whanau gain and sustain work. 