Our People
People are our business.
Our focus is always on finding the best staffing solutions.
Matt Groucott
General Manager
Phone: 07 262 0863
Email: matt.groucott@onestaff.co.nz
Matt has been in recruitment with the OneStaff group since 2010 as manager and shareholder. Matt is passionate about the service he provides and believes that a successful business is built by developing long term relationships based on honesty, accountability and truly understanding individual needs and values, and addressing these.
Logan Fui
Auckland Regional Manager
Phone: 09 265 0457
Email: logan.fui@onestaff.co.nz
Logan began his recruitment career in 2006, and joined the OneStaff team in 2010 as our original Auckland employee. His deep understanding of the construction and industrial recruitment sector, combined with a determination to keep people working, and a commitment to ensure clients have the right people to drive their business forward has made him a lynchpin of our Auckland operation.
If you're looking for a dedicated, honest and knowledgeable approach whether you're a job applicant or you're an employer, talk to Logan and his team today.
Darryl Blockley
Canterbury Regional Manager
Phone: 03 377 3992
Email: darryl.blockley@onestaff.co.nz
Darryl joined the OneStaff group in 2005 with a strong background in construction and recruitment, and moved into the role of Canterbury Operations Manager in 2016. The Canterbury Rebuild has put Christchurch into a construction boom which comes with multiple staffing challenges throughout the region. With over 18 years in recruitment and a passion for rebuilding his hometown, Darryl prides himself on strong honest relationships and ongoing solutions.
Jake Buskirk
Tauranga Area Manager
Phone: 07 262 0863
Email: jake.buskirk@onestaff.co.nz
Joining OneStaff as Area Manager of our Tauranga branch, Jake brings with him extensive experience in sales, client management and leadership, having managed large and small teams here and in the USA. Jake is a passionate and committed leader with over 12 years of diverse leadership/management experience across multiple industries. He is passionate about leadership development and building teams to drive outstanding results. Jake’s strengths are in relationship building, backed up by excellent communication and his drive to deliver the very best results for his clients and candidates alike.
Tony Moore
Rotorua Area Manager
Phone: 07 920 5095
Email: Tony.Moore@onestaff.co.nz
Having previously been a client of OneStaff, when the opportunity to join the business came up, Tony jumped at it! Tony has over 20 years’ experience in Sales and Management in the hospitality, tourism, FMCG and building industries. Tony has a passion for helping people and delivering excellent results for his clients. He is positive, has a solutions-based mindset and strives in in everything he does to get the best possible outcomes for all stakeholders. Tony is someone who is easy to talk to, has a great sense humour, but is also someone who can be trusted to deliver outstanding results and service.
Melissa Whyte
Waikato Area Manager
Phone: 07 260 4883
Email: melissa.whyte@onestaff.co.nz
Melissa Whyte is the Area Manager at OneStaff Hamilton, where she has been a key member of the team since 2016. With extensive experience in recruiting, sales and account management, Melissa excels in fostering strong client relationships. Her deep understanding of the local market and commitment to delivering tailored workforce solutions make her a trusted leader. Melissa is passionate about leading and developing her team and ensuring both clients and candidates receive exceptional service.
Brooke Cooney
Taranaki Area Manager
Phone: 06 968 4510
Email: brooke.cooney@onestaff.co.nz
Coming from a retail background, Brooke joined the OneStaff team in March 2016. Since working at the Taranaki branch, she has gained the passion and knowledge to succeed in the industry. Brooke enjoys what each day brings, from her interaction with clients and candidates, to the new challenges and tasks that present themselves along the way. Now the Taranaki Area Manager, Brooke is looking forward to continuing in the industry.
Ashlee Nicholson
Hawkes Bay Area Manager
Phone: 021 316 203
Email: ashlee.nicholson@onestaff.co.nz
Ashlee Joined OneStaff in January 2021, bringing with her experience in retail management and a genuine passion for helping people. Ashlee quickly established herself in her role as Recruiter and her personal drive, passion and ability to deliver consistently high levels of service to her clients and candidates saw her progress quickly into a Recruitment Consultant role and then into her current role as Area Manager for the Hawkes Bay region.
Integrity and Transparency are incredibly important to Ashlee and prides herself on delivering on what she said she would do. Those that have worked with Ashlee, know that she is friendly, easy to talk to and is genuinely motivated to create solutions and positive outcomes for her clients and candidates.
Tessa Key
Palmerston North Area Manager
Phone: 06 353 8002
Email: tessa.key@onestaff.co.nz
Tess first joined OneStaff back in August 2014 as a Recruiter, having already had experience in the industry. After seeing her drive, determination, competitiveness and high work ethic, she was quickly promoted to Recruitment Consultant. Tess was with OneStaff two years before heading off to the UK for her OE, where she worked in Executive Recruitment. She returned to the business again in 2018, this time as a Client Manager.
Tess has been instrumental in the outstanding success that the Palmerston North branch has experienced in the past couple of years. This was recognised in her appointment to the Area Manager role in May 2020. Tess is passionate about the industry, passionate about helping her team develop to be the best and is not afraid to role her sleeves up herself to lead by example.
Matt Duncan
Nelson Area Manager
Phone: 03 545 7063
Email: matt.duncan@onestaff.co.nz
Matt Duncan joined OneStaff in Nelson as an Area Manager in 2024. Matt has over 20 years’ experience in sales and management in the brewing and plumbing merchant industries. Matt is a passionate leader and puts a string focus on building strong long-term relationships and bespoke solutions for his clients. The move to recruitment was helped Matt to achieve his personal goals and motivations of helping people find the right job for them and to support local businesses with the right talent to grow and be successful.
Danyon Doeg
Queenstown Area Manager
Phone: 027 247 5242
Email: danyon.doeg@onestaff.co.nz
Dan first joined OneStaff in our New Plymouth branch back in January 2019. He then moved down to Queenstown and took over the Area Manager role of the branch from November 2021. Danyon is a keen outdoorsman and spends a lot of his free time out in the mountains around Queenstown. He enjoys working with various local businesses to understand and meet their changing staffing needs.
Dan’s always keen for a coffee or a beer to talk recruitment trends and insights in Queenstown, give him a call at anytime for a chat.
Tina Stevens
Dunedin Area Manager
Phone: 021 549 038
Email: tina.stevens@onestaff.co.nz
Joining OneStaff as our Dunedin Manager in 2021, Tina has an extensive background in business relations and team management, with over 25 years’ prior experience with Allied Press and the ODT. Tina enjoys getting alongside businesses across various industries, to really understand what makes them tick and how she and her team can best tailor our recruitment services to find the very best talent in Otago and more widely across New Zealand.
Tina loves a coffee and is free to catchup to chat about the local Dunedin employment market at a time that suits.
Sonja Cowan
Southland Area Manager
Phone: 03 218 6192
Email: sonja.cowan@onestaff.co.nz
Sonja entered the recruitment sector in 2011 following a background working in industrial safety. She joined our Invercargill branch at its inception in 2013 as a Consultant and has a couple of promotions under her belt, moving to Team Leader before being appointed Area Manager of Southland. Sonja is one of the best-known faces of our Southland office. With a total commitment to Health & Safety and delivering exceptional customer service, she takes pride in helping great people do their best work.
Will Jacobs
Wellington Area Manager
Phone: 021 222 8365
Email: will.jacobs@onestaff.co.nz
Will Jacobs joined OneStaff in 2024 as a Recruitment Consultant and only after a short time, we promoted to Area Manager. This was a recognition of his work ethic, his passion for helping candidates and clients, and his personal drive for success. With a degree in commerce and experience in sales, social media and data analysing, Will always applies a very balance approach to all that he does. Will is dedicated to creating positive outcomes and experiences for all stakeholders.
Feel free to reach out to make a time to chat.
Megan Nicholson
National Health, Safety and Wellness Manager (Partner)
Phone: 06 974 0270
Email: megan.nicholson@onestaff.co.nz
Megan joined the OneStaff team as the Hawke’s Bay Area Manager and shareholder in 2014 after more than a decade in recruitment with a large multinational. Now in her role as National Health, Safety and Wellness Manager, Megan has a genuine passion for safety in the workplace and strongly believes that mental well-being is as important as physical well-being. Megan strives to make a real difference and believes that training and upskilling our teams in Health & Safety management is critical to building a strong company safety and wellness culture.