New Zealand, the search is over.

 After 9 weeks and nearly 400 entries, the search is over. Frog Recruitment, in partnership with sponsors Simparcia Trio and Jetpark Hotels, were proud to have presented our 2024 NZTOPDOG competition. 


On behalf of our entire NZTOPDOG team, thank you to everyone for entering our 9th edition and help make it our biggest and more successful competition to date.
 
The last few months have been about celebrating our furry best friends and shedding some light on their paw-some work. While each entry was uniquely different, the one thing they all had in common was that having your tail-wagging pal around had helped improve your mental health.


2024 NZTOPDOG is now closed.

Competition timeline

July 1st 2024: Entries are open

August 11th 2024: Entries are closed

August 12th 2024: Public voting for People's Choice Award is open

August 13th 2024: Top 20 Finalists for Top Office Dog and Top Dog with a Job are announced

August 27th 2024: NZTOPDOG Judging Session

August 29th 2024: NZTOPDOG Award Ceremony - Winners Announced

NZTOPDOG is now closed for 2024.


7.5 million impressions

150+ articles in the news

700 entries

19,000 votes for People's Choice

$6,500 raised in fundraiser

But why dogs?

9 years ago, we discovered global research indicating that having dogs around the workplace can have a postitive impact on employees mental health.


Benefits included enhanced workplace culture, stronger psychological contracts, increased employer brand, lower absenteeism, positive mental health, reinforced organisational values, lower stress levels and increased communication.


NZ Top Dog is a feel-good competition to celebrate our furry best friends and shed some light on the positive impacts they have on our lives and mental health.

Meet our 2024 sponsors

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