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Haines Pulse

See how you compare to New Zealand employers.

Haines Pulse is a quarterly read on the hiring market. Answer three quick questions and see straight away where you sit against your peers, and watch your own trend build, quarter by quarter.

Two minutes, three questions. Free for participating employers.

50+
NZ employers taking part
3
questions, about two minutes
Quarterly
a trend that builds over time
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Your quarterly snapshot
Where you sit this quarter.
Talent difficulty
Harder58% of peers agree
Headcount outlook
Growingvs 27% of peers
Your Pulse over time 4 quarters
Your talent-difficulty answer, quarter by quarter
Harder Same Easier Q4 '25 Q1 '26 Q2 '26 Q3 '26

Real signal, straight from the market.

Not another opinion piece. The Pulse is live data from the people running hiring across New Zealand.

Benchmark instantly

Answer three questions and see how your view of the market compares to your peers, on the spot. No waiting for a report.

Build your own trend

The same three questions each quarter. Come back and your personal trend line grows, right alongside the wider market.

See the whole picture

Talent difficulty, headcount plans and the challenges on employers' minds, cut across sectors and regions as the data grows.

How the Pulse works.

From sign-in to your snapshot in about two minutes.

1

Sign in

Use your work email and pick a PIN. It keeps the data clean and remembers you next quarter. Nothing else.

2

Answer three questions

Is hiring harder, the same, or easier? Where is your headcount heading? What challenges are on your plate?

3

See where you sit

Get your snapshot against the market straight away, then watch your trend build each quarter you take part.

See how you measure up.

Join the NZ employers already taking the Pulse. Two minutes this quarter, a clearer picture every quarter after.

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Free for participating employers