RemotePeople review: Employer of Record in New Zealand
The lowest published EOR rate in New Zealand, delivered through a New Zealand limited company that RemotePeople owns outright. We checked the entity on the Companies Register, then tested the Holidays Act, KiwiSaver, ACC, payday filing and onboarding claims against the same eight criteria we apply to every provider.
Best value EOR in New Zealand, with the entity question already answered.
RemotePeople publishes the lowest headline rate of any provider we rank and employs through its own New Zealand limited company rather than a partner, which is the single most important thing to check before signing. Recruitment, payroll for your own entity and incorporation sit alongside the EOR service, so a company can go from one hire to a local subsidiary without changing vendor, and the New Zealand guide on its site is written by a New Zealand-qualified lawyer on its regulatory team. Where it trails Deel is tooling: fewer native HRIS and expense integrations and a smaller app ecosystem. Independent ratings are strong: G2 4.7 from 454 reviews, Capterra 4.9 from 72, Trustpilot 4.4 from 157.
Choose RemotePeople if you are hiring one to twenty people in New Zealand, want a named account manager, and expect to incorporate locally within two years. Look elsewhere if your payroll must sync natively into a specific HRIS today, or you need a provider with a staffed New Zealand office you can walk into.
Who actually employs your staff: a New Zealand limited company RemotePeople owns
This is where most EOR comparisons go wrong, so we start here. RemotePeople employs New Zealand staff through a locally incorporated New Zealand limited company, not through an overseas company registered to carry on business here and not through a third-party partner. The company was incorporated on 16 January 2023, is 100% owned by RemotePeople's Singapore group company, and its annual return was filed in October 2025. Its NZBN is 9429051023157 and its company number is 8557030.
Two things to know before you search the register. The company is registered under the group's legal name, not the RemotePeople brand that was adopted in February 2026, so search by NZBN rather than by name. And the registered office is an accounting firm's address in central Auckland, which is normal for a foreign-owned subsidiary but means RemotePeople does not publish a staffed New Zealand office of its own.
| Register field | What the New Zealand Companies Register shows |
|---|---|
| NZBN | 9429051023157 |
| Company number | 8557030 |
| Entity type | New Zealand limited company (locally incorporated) |
| Incorporated | 16 January 2023 |
| Status | Registered; annual return filed 29 October 2025 |
| Registered office | c/- BDO Auckland, Level 4, 4 Graham Street, Auckland 1010 |
| Ownership | 100 shares held by RemotePeople's Singapore group company |
| Directors | Three, resident in Germany, Australia and China; the group CEO was appointed in December 2024 |
| Trading as | RemotePeople (brand adopted February 2026; the registered name is the group's legal name) |
Register fields read on 23 October 2026 at app.companiesoffice.govt.nz. Registration confirms the entity exists and who owns it; ask RemotePeople to confirm in writing that this company signs your employment agreements. We searched the register for any other RemotePeople entity in New Zealand and found none.
Eight criteria, the same for every provider
- Employs through its own New Zealand limited company, NZBN 9429051023157, with ownership visible on the register
- Lowest published rate of the ten, from US$199 per employee per month, with global payroll for your own entity from US$25
- Published onboarding timeline, including the Accredited Employer Work Visa path
- Recruitment (20% of salary), entity incorporation and legal support under the same roof
- Strong independent ratings across G2, Capterra and Trustpilot
- 150+ countries, so the same contract covers hires beyond New Zealand
- The NZ company is registered under the group's legal name, not the RemotePeople brand: search the register by NZBN
- No New Zealand-resident director on the register and no staffed NZ office published; the registered office is an accountant's address
- RemotePeople states it is an Immigration New Zealand accredited employer; it does not appear on INZ's public list, which employers can opt out of. Ask for the accreditation number
- The US$199 tier applies to selected countries and salary ranges; the NZ page does not say whether NZ qualifies. Get the NZ rate in writing
- Priced in US dollars: budget for FX movement on the platform fee
- Fewer native integrations than Deel or Rippling
What RemotePeople handles for a New Zealand employee
| Obligation | Status | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Employment agreement | Handled | Written individual employment agreement under the Employment Relations Act 2000, with a 90-day trial clause where the employer qualifies and the 2026 amendment's NZ$180,000 unjustified-dismissal threshold noted |
| Holidays Act 2003 | Handled | Four weeks' annual leave after 12 months, 8% payout on termination, time-and-a-half plus an alternative day for public holidays, 10 days' sick leave, bereavement and family violence leave |
| KiwiSaver | Handled | Auto-enrolment of 18–64 year olds, 3.5% employer contribution from 1 April 2026 rising to 4% in 2028, ESCT applied |
| ACC levies | Handled | Work and Working Safer levies paid by the employing entity and passed through at cost |
| Payday filing to IRD | Handled | Employment information filed within two working days of each payday |
| Accredited Employer Work Visa | Claimed | Job Check, AEWV lodgement and support documents offered through the NZ entity; accreditation claimed but not visible on INZ's public list |
| Native HRIS integrations | Limited | No published connectors for the major HRIS platforms; data export and API on request |
What you actually pay for one NZ$90,000 hire
RemotePeople publishes two EOR tiers: Select from US$199 per employee per month for selected countries and salary ranges, and Global from US$499. Its New Zealand PEO page states pricing from US$199, so that is the figure used here. Deposits, setup and offboarding fees are confirmed in the proposal rather than published.
| Line item (monthly) | NZ$ |
|---|---|
| Gross salary | 7,500 |
| KiwiSaver employer contribution (3.5%) | 263 |
| ACC work levy (approx., office class) | 55 |
| RemotePeople platform fee (US$199 at NZ$1 = US$0.58) | 343 |
| Total employer cost | 8,161 |
- Employment agreement and onboarding
- Payroll, payday filing, leave and KiwiSaver administration
- Named account manager and ongoing employment support
- Visa and immigration fees
- Background checks, equipment, benefits add-ons
- Deposit, setup and FX charges (confirmed in your proposal)
Illustrative. Salary, levy class and the USD/NZD rate on the day change the total. Confirm the current New Zealand rate, deposit and setup fee with the provider before signing.
If RemotePeople is not the fit
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Read our ANZPEO reviewEmployment Hero
Strongest Holidays Act tooling of the ten and an Auckland office. Best when leave calculations are your main worry.
Read our Employment Hero reviewCommon questions about RemotePeople in New Zealand
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Is the US$199 fee really the total?
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How this review was made
Scored on the same eight criteria as every provider on NZEORHub. Entity status, ownership and directors were read from the New Zealand Companies Register on 23 October 2026; pricing from RemotePeople's published pricing page and New Zealand pages; compliance handling from the provider's documentation. RemotePeople did not pay for this review and did not see it before publication.
Sources: New Zealand Companies Register (company 8557030) · NZBN register · Immigration New Zealand accredited employer list · Inland Revenue (payday filing, KiwiSaver) · ACC levy guide · Employment New Zealand (Holidays Act) · remotepeople.com pricing and New Zealand pages · G2, Capterra and Trustpilot, read 23 October 2026.