ANZPEO (formerly New Zealand PEO) review: EOR and visa sponsorship in New Zealand
The only provider in our ranking that appears on Immigration New Zealand's public accredited employer list, so it can sponsor an Accredited Employer Work Visa directly. It is also an Australian company registered here as an overseas company, with no published pricing. We checked both on the register and scored it on our eight criteria.
The shortest route to a sponsored work visa in New Zealand, at the cost of scale and price transparency.
ANZPEO is what you get when the Australia PEO and New Zealand PEO brands merge, which they did in July 2026 under founder Fran Davies. It covers two countries, names seven people on its team, and publishes no prices. What it has that almost no global EOR has is a listing on Immigration New Zealand's public accredited employer register, which means it can run the Job Check and sponsor an Accredited Employer Work Visa in its own name. If your hire needs a visa, that single fact moves it up most shortlists. If your hire does not, the lack of a New Zealand-incorporated entity, the quote-only pricing, the 12-month master agreement and payroll pre-funding make RemotePeople or Deel the cheaper and simpler choice.
Choose ANZPEO if your New Zealand hire needs an Accredited Employer Work Visa, you want one named person handling payroll and HR, and you are happy to pay for a boutique service on a quote. Look elsewhere if you want a published price, a locally incorporated employing entity, a platform with integrations, or hires outside Australia and New Zealand.
Who actually employs your staff: an Australian company registered in New Zealand
Searching the New Zealand Companies Register for "NZ PEO" or "New Zealand PEO" returns no locally incorporated company of that name. "New Zealand PEO" is an Australian-registered business name held by ANZ PEO Pty Ltd, an Australian private company (ACN 627 296 815, ABN active since July 2018) that is registered on the New Zealand register as an overseas ASIC company since 23 March 2023. Its NZBN is 9429051209841 and its New Zealand company number is 8670967. The company was named Australia PEO Pty Limited until 17 July 2026, when it changed its name to ANZ PEO Pty Ltd ahead of the brand merger.
An overseas company can lawfully employ staff in New Zealand, and the register shows it filing annual returns on time. The difference from a locally incorporated subsidiary is that there is no New Zealand company with its own share capital and directors standing between you and the Australian parent, and the New Zealand principal place of business on the register is in Rosedale, Auckland, not the Lambton Quay, Wellington address used in its marketing.
| Register field | What the New Zealand Companies Register shows |
|---|---|
| NZBN | 9429051209841 |
| NZ company number | 8670967 |
| Entity type | Overseas ASIC company (Australian private company), country of origin Australia |
| Registered in NZ | 23 March 2023 |
| Registered name | ANZ PEO Pty Ltd; previously Australia PEO Pty Limited until 17 July 2026 |
| Australian identifiers | ACN 627 296 815 · ABN 40 627 296 815 (active from 4 July 2018) |
| NZ principal place of business | 44k Constellation Drive, Rosedale, Auckland 0632 |
| Director | Frances Davies, appointed 23 March 2023 (sole director) |
| Shareholders | Not recorded (not required for an overseas company) |
| Annual returns | Filed July 2024, July 2025 and July 2026 |
| Immigration NZ accreditation | Listed as Australia PEO Pty Limited, trading as New Zealand PEO, NZBN 9429051209841; expires 27 February 2027 |
Register fields read on 23 October 2026 at app.companiesoffice.govt.nz, nzbn.govt.nz, abr.business.gov.au and immigration.govt.nz. The INZ list still shows the pre-July-2026 company name. Ask ANZPEO which entity signs your employment agreements and whether its accreditation is standard or high-volume.
Eight criteria, the same for every provider
- On Immigration New Zealand's public accredited employer list, so it can sponsor AEWV, Specific Purpose and Straight to Residence applications in its own name
- Dedicated account manager and a human-led service, confirmed by Google reviews that name individual staff
- Fast start: employment agreement within 24 hours and payroll live by day three, by its own timeline
- Australian parent operating since 2018 with clean annual-return history on both registers
- Payroll and HR service also available to companies that already have a New Zealand entity
- Not a New Zealand-incorporated company: the employer is an Australian Pty Ltd registered here as an overseas company
- No published pricing; expect a setup fee, a deposit, FX charges, payroll pre-funding and a 12-month master agreement
- Two countries only, no recruitment, and no contractor product on the current site
- Registered New Zealand address is in Auckland while marketing uses a Wellington address; the Wellington office may be a serviced address
- Small team (seven named) and a thin independent review footprint: one Trustpilot review, no G2 or Capterra listing
- Site inconsistencies: AEWV described as up to three years on one page and five on another; the Terms and Conditions link has no page
What ANZPEO handles for a New Zealand employee
| Obligation | Status | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Employment agreement | Handled | Written employment agreement e-signed within 24 hours, with ANZPEO as the legal employer |
| Holidays Act 2003 | Partial | Holidays Act-aligned leave listed; 20 days' annual leave and 10 days' sick leave stated; calculation method and platform not described |
| KiwiSaver | Handled | Employer contributions administered; 3.5% minimum stated on the NZ EOR page |
| ACC levies | Unverified | Not mentioned on the current site; the 2024 site referred to workers' compensation payments and reporting |
| Payday filing to IRD | Partial | PAYE deductions and Inland Revenue reporting stated; filing cadence not described |
| Accredited Employer Work Visa | Accredited | On INZ's public accredited employer list; Job Check managed and AEWV sponsored in its own name; 2–4 weeks typical |
| Recruitment | Not offered | Not offered: "Do you recruit candidates on our behalf? No." |
What you actually pay for one NZ$90,000 hire
ANZPEO publishes no fees; its pricing page returns an error and every call to action is a lead form. Third-party reviewers describe a setup fee, a monthly fee, an industry-standard deposit, disclosed FX fees and payroll pre-funding under a 12-month master agreement, with individual employees able to leave without ongoing fees. The example below therefore shows the statutory costs only.
| Line item (monthly) | NZ$ |
|---|---|
| Gross salary | 7,500 |
| KiwiSaver employer contribution (3.5%) | 263 |
| ACC work levy (approx., office class) | 55 |
| ANZPEO service fee | Quote only |
| Statutory employer cost before the fee | 7,818 |
- Employment agreement, onboarding and payroll
- KiwiSaver administration and Inland Revenue reporting
- Dedicated account manager and HR templates
- Setup fee, deposit and payroll pre-funding
- Visa and immigration charges
- FX fees on cross-border invoicing
Illustrative. Salary, levy class and the invoicing currency change the total. Get the fee, deposit, setup charge and minimum term in writing before signing.
If ANZPEO is not the fit
RemotePeople
Lowest published rate and a New Zealand limited company it owns. Visa support offered, but not on INZ's public list.
Read our RemotePeople reviewDeel
Scale, integrations and the largest owned-entity network. Appears on INZ's accredited employer list.
See Deel in the rankingEmployment Hero
Strongest Holidays Act tooling of the ten and an Auckland office of its own.
Read our Employment Hero reviewCommon questions about ANZPEO in New Zealand
Is NZ PEO still a company?
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How this review was made
Scored on the same eight criteria as every provider on NZEORHub. Entity status was read from the New Zealand Companies Register, the NZBN register and the Australian Business Register on 23 October 2026; accreditation from Immigration New Zealand's accredited employer list on the same day; service claims from anzpeo.com.au and newzealandpeo.co.nz. ANZPEO did not pay for this review and did not see it before publication.
Sources: New Zealand Companies Register (company 8670967) · NZBN register · Australian Business Register (ABN 40 627 296 815) · Immigration New Zealand accredited employer list · anzpeo.com.au and newzealandpeo.co.nz · Google reviews (Sydney and Wellington listings) · Trustpilot · Employsome and Compareor third-party reviews, read 23 October 2026.