“We brought our call centre, that used to be in Malaysia, back to New Zealand. “Also experience, what we’re looking for, we can usually narrow the options down quite quickly.”He said only 44% of applicants for this role were from New Zealand. Infometrics chief executive Brad Olsen said there were still high numbers of applicants being recorded across all job listings. “There is a substantial increase coming through, and it’s going to take a lot for that number to come back to anywhere near normal. “Looking through the monthly figures, there’s no indication that it’s necessarily getting any worse, but, equally, nothing to show it’s getting any better immediately, either.”-RNZ

Source: New Zealand Herald February 17, 2026 23:14 UTC