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Paige Croft
People Partner
Paige heads our People Passion, Taranaki hub and is our expert when it comes to Employment Relations matters. Based in New Plymouth, Paige supports clients both locally and nationwide with various HR, ER, People + Culture and employment law related matters.
Paige completed her LLB at the University of Otago, before being admitted to the NZ High Court as a Barrister & Solicitor. Although no longer practicing, Paige brings with her a wealth of employment law and litigation knowledge and experience, working previously as a Lawyer. During her ‘Lawyer days’ Paige was in and out of court, mediations, and settlement conferences, assisting with various legal matters, including advising employers and employees on various ER and employment law issues.
Paige decided to move away from what she calls the traditional law firm model, with the belief that she could add further value to employers and not just be the ‘ambulance at the bottom of the cliff’ under the People Passion model – Paige was the driving force behind launching People Passion Taranaki back during in 2020.
Paige is extremely passionate about providing pragmatic, and jargon free advice to clients, that is affordable and accessible. Paige knows the law and loves sharing her legal know-how to support businesses with their most important asset – their people. Paige is also passionate about working with clients to develop their employee value proposition – building thriving cultures gives her a buzz!
In her spare time, you can find Paige walking the beautiful Taranaki walkways, often with her staffy dog Beau and young daughter Ida. You can also spot her out and about supporting the local cafes, by drinking her fair share in long blacks.
Along with holding an LLB, Paige has completed her NZ Certificate in Tikanga (Mātauranga Māori) Level 3, and volunteers in her spare time as an Emerging Board Member on the Taranaki Rugby Football Union.