A small team with a lot of experience

Meet your team

NZDr brings together experienced medical recruiters and specialists in immigration, compliance and business support, all with one thing in common: we know that good recruitment starts with understanding people.

We’re a small team, which means you won’t be passed from one department to another. You’ll get to know the people supporting you, and we’ll get to know you, your priorities and what matters beyond the role itself.

Many of us have made the move to New Zealand ourselves, so our relocation advice comes from personal experience as well as professional knowledge.

Martin King

Director & Licensed Immigration Adviser

Martin brings together extensive recruitment and immigration experience, along with first-hand knowledge of making the move to New Zealand.

Before immigrating from the UK in 2006, he held senior management positions with a publicly listed recruitment business. In New Zealand, he joined specialist immigration advisory company Pathways to New Zealand, where he has played a key role in its growth and has supported many doctors and their families with their immigration requirements.

His role with NZDr combines that immigration expertise with his recruitment background and personal migration experience, helping doctors navigate both the professional and practical sides of living and working in New Zealand.

Martin and his family have called Hamilton, Wellington and the Coromandel home, giving him plenty of first-hand experience of life in different parts of the country.

Email: martin@nzdr.nz | Phone: +64 21 237 3551

Kate McKendry

Director & Recruitment Consultant

Kate has worked in medical recruitment since 2003, beginning her career in the UK before relocating to New Zealand and working across the Australian and New Zealand medical sectors. She has been instrumental in establishing and developing NZDr and brings a wealth of knowledge, experience and local connections to the team.

Having made the move from the UK herself and lived and worked in both the North and South Islands, Kate understands the decisions that come with relocating. She supports doctors from those first conversations about whether New Zealand is right for them, through interviews, appointment and relocation.

Today, Kate lives in Auckland with her husband and three children and is a firm believer in the lifestyle New Zealand offers.

Email: kate@nzdr.nz | Phone: +64 21 288 6937

Rebecca Holman

Partner – Recruitment Consultant

Rebecca has more than 12 years of recruitment experience across the UK and New Zealand, with particular expertise in specialist medical recruitment. Working closely with Adam, she specialises in recruiting GPs, Emergency & Rural Hospital Medicine and Urgent Care doctors as well as New Zealand registered Nurse Practitioners.

Originally from the UK, Rebecca has called New Zealand home since 2016 and understands first-hand the questions and uncertainty that come with moving countries. She supports doctors looking at permanent opportunities, relocating within New Zealand or exploring locum work, helping them understand not just the role, but where and how they want to live.

For Rebecca, finding the right fit is about the bigger picture: the work, the location, the lifestyle and what matters to you and your family.

Email: rebecca@nzdr.nz | Phone: +64 220 45 0033

Lucy Bovaird

Partner – Recruitment Consultant

Lucy brings more than seven years of specialist medical recruitment experience, with much of her career focused on Mental Health. She works closely with hospitals throughout New Zealand, connecting them with skilled doctors and supporting clinicians looking for both relocation opportunities and greater flexibility through locum work.

Originally from Tasmania, Lucy lived in London before moving to New Zealand with her Kiwi husband in 2018. That experience gives her a personal understanding of what it means to make a move and establish a new life somewhere else.

Now based in Auckland with her husband and two daughters, Lucy supports doctors and their families from their first conversation through to interview, appointment and relocation.

Email: lucy@nzdr.nz | Phone: +64 27 212 4222

Richard Mawer

Partner – Recruitment Consultant

Richard has nearly a decade of medical recruitment experience across New Zealand and Australia. He works closely with doctors and healthcare providers, helping hospitals meet their locum staffing needs while also supporting overseas-trained doctors looking to build their careers in New Zealand.

Originally from Bath in the UK, Richard now calls New Zealand home and has built strong relationships across the healthcare sector. His approach is practical and relationship-focused, whether he’s helping someone find their next locum role, considering a permanent position or making the move from overseas.

Outside work, Richard is a keen cyclist and regularly competes in road racing around Auckland, including at National Age Group level.

Email: richard@nzdr.nz | Phone: +64 21 467 182

Kate Johnson

Travel & Compliance Coordinator

Kate helps make sure the practical side of working with NZDr runs smoothly, from compliance documentation through to coordinating travel arrangements.

A Waikato local with a background in medical recruitment, workforce coordination and experience working within one of New Zealand’s largest hospitals, she understands the demands and complexities of the New Zealand health sector.

Professional, approachable and efficient, Kate works behind the scenes to keep everything organised so doctors and healthcare providers have a straightforward experience from start to finish.

Email: katej@nzdr.nz | Phone: +64 22 158 6333

Adam Benko

Partner – Recruitment Consultant

Adam moved from the UK to New Zealand in 2015 after first discovering the country while travelling. Originally a high school maths teacher, a career change led him into medical recruitment, where he developed a strong understanding of the New Zealand health system, particularly general practice and rural healthcare.

Adam has built strong relationships throughout New Zealand’s primary and rural medical communities and is known for his honest, hardworking approach. He takes the time to understand what matters to both doctors and the communities they’ll be working in. He also spearheads NZDr’s sister company, Virtual Medical Solutions, which focuses on improving access to primary healthcare through digital and virtual services.

Adam lives in Auckland with his family and enjoys football, golf and getting outdoors.

Email: adam@nzdr.nz | Phone: +64 22 072 8999

Lara King

Executive Assistant

Lara grew up in New Zealand before moving to the UK, where she began her career in recruitment and ended up staying for 14 years. She returned to New Zealand in 2006 with Martin and their two children, living first in Hamilton and later Wellington. She is now based in London and provides NZDr with recruitment, immigration and client support in the Northern Hemisphere.

With experience across both recruitment and immigration, Lara also brings plenty of first-hand relocation knowledge. From moving between continents to travelling with children and pets, navigating schooling and understanding everyday life in New Zealand, she knows many of the practical questions families have when considering a move.

Email: lara@nzdr.nz

April Ventilacion

Administration

April provides day-to-day administrative support across NZDr, helping make sure the team has the information and support they need to look after doctors and healthcare providers effectively.

Working across a wide range of support services, she adapts to what’s needed and helps keep things organised behind the scenes.

Email: april@nzdr.nz