Hiring decisions you canstand behind.
Pre-employment background checks and enhanced due diligence for serious employers. StaffChecks combines fast turnarounds, exceptional user experience and an immutable audit trail — so your next hire is your strongest hire.
- < 4hr
- Average ID turnaround
- 100%
- Consent audit trail
- ISO
- 27001 aligned
Used by 100's of organisations across Aotearoa
Mainfreight NZ
Sheffield NZ
Buddle Findlay Law
Fletchers Building Group
NZ Government and City Councils
The catalogue
Every check you need, none you don't.
669+ NZ and Australian checks, all bundled into a single candidate invite with consent capture and an immutable audit trail.
Identity Verification
Photo ID document check
Criminal & Traffic Conviction History Check (MOJ) New Zealand
Criminal & Traffic Conviction History NB: 90% of requests returned in 2–5 working days. 10% may take up to 20 working days where MOJ staff assessment is required.
Previous Employment (x1 ) Verification – NZ
Verify dates, integrity, re-hire status If no response after three attempts, the check is closed. Processing fee: $25.00 + GST per evaluator.
Visa/Right to Work NZ Check
Immigration status and right-to-work verification.
NZ Credit Check [Plus]
New Zealand Personal Credit Report Plus (includes listed Directorships, MOJ overdue Traffic fines), returning credit score, defaults, judgements and active credit accounts.
New Zealand - Qualification/Membership (x1) Verification
Verifies dates of attendance and degree or membership conferred by the relevant educational or membership institution.
How it works
Three steps. Zero ambiguity.
01
Enquire & onboard
Tell us about the roles you hire for. We scope a tailored check package, set up your org, and onboard your team — usually within a week.
02
Invite the candidate
Create a job in seconds. The candidate gets a secure, mobile-first link to verify identity, give consent and upload any required documents.
03
Results & audit trail
Checks are dispatched, results delivered with branded PDFs and source evidence, and every state change is captured in an immutable audit log.
The platform
Sophisticated software, behind a personal service.
StaffChecks is purpose-built for serious employers and recruitment partners across Aotearoa and Australia. Every workflow — from candidate consent to provider dispatch to results delivery — is engineered for trust, speed and auditability.
Candidate-first onboarding
A single, mobile-first link captures consent, identity, documents and form data — branded for your team.
Document workflow built in
Upload, split, assign and dispatch documents to providers without leaving the platform. Every action audit-logged.
NZ + Australia coverage
Run AFP, MOJ, Centrix, Right-to-Work, qualifications, driver licence and reputational checks side-by-side in one invite.
White-glove account management
We onboard you, build your check package, and stay close — not a faceless self-serve dashboard.
Built for trust
Security and compliance aren't features. They're the foundation.
StaffChecks is built ground-up to the standards New Zealand employers, the Privacy Commissioner and your candidates expect — and the standards we'd want for ourselves.
Encryption everywhere
TLS in transit, AES-256 at rest. Documents stored in a private, per-job bucket.
Row-level security
Every database row is scoped to its owner. Engineering audits monthly.
Privacy Act 2020
Lawful collection, candidate rights to access and correct, retention rules enforced.
Immutable audit log
Every state change, consent and access event is logged and cannot be altered.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Identity verification typically returns in under 10 minutes. NZ MOJ criminal checks average 3–5 business days. Each check has its own committed SLA.
Ready to make your next hire your strongest hire?
Tell us about the roles you hire for. We'll come back the same business day with a tailored check package and quote.