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Ara turns proximity into possibility.
We connect South Auckland people with jobs across the Auckland Airport precinct, supporting people to prepare for work, settle into roles, and progress over time – at no cost to employers or jobseekers.
Ara means pathway. We connect South Auckland people with real opportunities across the Auckland Airport precinct – through pathways into work, recruitment support, and skills that help people stay and progress in their careers.
Programmes and career pathways that help rangatahi and local communities prepare for work across the Auckland Airport precinct.
Free, end-to-end recruitment support connecting local people with precinct employers - from job matching and onboarding to in-work support.
Skills, certifications, and progression support that help people build long-term careers and grow their capability over time.
Ara works alongside precinct employers, MSD, Auckland Airport, and the South Auckland community to connect local people with real opportunties. We make sure opportunity lands.
Explore career pathways, build practical skills, and gain exposure to real opportunities across the Auckland Airport precinct.
Connect with local employers across the Auckland Airport precinct and access practical support to prepare for work, settle into your role, and progress over time.
Free end-to-end recruitment support for Auckland Airport precinct employers - from role scoping and candidate screening to onboarding and in-work support that helps placements stick.
Working alongside schools and whānau to help rangatahi explore career pathways, build work readiness, and transition confidently into employment.
Working with government, funders, employers, and community organisation to strengthen workforce pathways and deliver long-term outcomes for South Auckland communities.
Ara focuses on outcomes that matter:
Every role filled through Ara contributes to stronger workforce outcomes and lasting community impact.
Years on precinct
Precinct employer partners
People placed into employment
Rangatahi supported into employment pathways
Learners supported into training
Ara Auckland Airport Jobs & Skills Hub has spent over a decade connecting Auckland Airport employers with the community on their doorstep.
It began with Auckland Airport asking a simple question: what does it mean to be a good neighbour? They’ve led and funded the Hub from the start, and with support from the Ministry of Social Development, contribute financially, offer in-kind support, and help keep the vision alive as the team have built something genuinely new. Along the way, private philanthropists who share the belief that business and community flourish better together have added their weight to that commitment.
Auckland Airport is one of New Zealand’s largest and most diverse employment precincts – more like a city than an airport. Ara works alongside Auckland Airport to help connect local communities with opportunities across aviation, logistics, construction, retail, hospitality, and more.
Ara works with MSD to connect jobseekers with employment opportunities across the Auckland Airport precinct, helping strengthen workforce participation, retention, and long-term employment outcomes.
Ara works with employers, training providers, schools, and community organisations to strengthen workforce pathways across the Auckland Airport precinct. These partnerships help ensure local people are connected to real opportunities, practical preparation, and long-term progression.
With a partnership with Ara spanning almost 10 years, DGE has supported local talent, such as Tupou Charlie, into long term electrical careers right here on the precinct. Watch our video to learn more about how the collaboration between Auckland Airport, Ministry of Social Development, Ara and precinct employers creates real impact for our local community.
Right next door are thousands of opportunities across the Auckland Airport precinct. Ara helps connect local people, employers, and communities with pathways that lead somewhere.
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