Your people challenges are rarely simple. Whether you're navigating a restructure, managing complex employee relations, or trying to build a people function that actually works for your organisation, you need practical, experienced guidance — not just theory.

At Five, our People Advisory service gives you access to senior HR practitioners who've led people functions at some of the world's leading organisations. We work alongside you as an extension of your team, bringing the expertise and pragmatism that comes from having done this many times before.

This isn't about outsourcing your people function. It's about having a trusted partner who understands the messy reality of people work in New Zealand organisations, and who can help you make confident decisions when the stakes are high.

HR Strategy & Operating Model Design: We help you design a people function that's fit for purpose — aligned to your business strategy, appropriately resourced, and set up to deliver real value.

Employee Relations & Performance Management: From complex ER cases to building sustainable performance frameworks, we provide practical guidance grounded in NZ employment law and best practice.

Restructures & Organisational Change: We support you through restructures with sensitivity and rigour, ensuring compliance while keeping your people at the centre of every decision.

People Policy Development & Review: We'll help you build or refresh policies that are clear, practical, and actually reflect how your organisation works.

Interim HR Leadership: Need experienced people leadership while you recruit permanently? We provide senior practitioners who can step in and hit the ground running.

Confident Decision-Making: Navigate complex people matters with the assurance that comes from experienced, legally sound guidance tailored to the New Zealand employment landscape.

Aligned People Strategy: Your people approach becomes a genuine enabler of business performance, not just an administrative function.

Practical Frameworks: Walk away with tools, templates, and processes your managers can actually use — not shelf-ware.

Senior Expertise, Flexible Commitment: Access the calibre of people leadership your organisation needs, when you need it, without the overhead of a permanent senior hire.

Talent That Thrives: Build an organisation where great people want to work, stay, and do their best work.