About us

Kia ora, we're here to help you have a bigger impact

Supporting purpose driven Government organisations to have positive and lasting impacts in the world

This is our purpose as a company. It gives our work direction and meaning. It makes sure our whole team is on the same course and it guides us on the journey. As a freedom-centred workplace, our team is empowered to deliver. We developed our purpose together as a team and it describes what we actually do, not our aspirations. Learn more about how we defined our purpose.

The values behind our purpose

Boost is known for the collaborative way we work. That’s because we share the same values and the same ideas about the best ways to work together.

Te hopo whitia | Courage
We have considered opinions but hold them lightly. We are at our best when we embrace constructive conflict and commit to being authentic and vulnerable. Feedback is a gift to give and receive, we lean into difficult conversations. Be brave and give it a go!
Haepapatanga | Responsibility
We have a responsibility to have an economically successful organisation to ensure stability and opportunities for team members, stakeholders and clients. We take responsibility for our customers outcomes. We are in charge of our own learning and sharing knowledge with the wider team.
Rangatiratanga manukura | Servant leadership
We are all leaders and at Boost all leaders serve. We are focussed on what we can do for others and developing our teams. We balance the needs of the individual with those of the organisation. We listen. We coach, we are humble and trusting. We value service not status.
Manaakitanga
We make everyone feel welcome. We create an environment where everyone can be successful; we nurture relationships, raise others up and work to create and maintain safe spaces.

Awards we've won

Here are some of the ways our positive and lasting impacts have been recognised. Some awards are for the unique way we work, and others for the work itself.

Nathan, Rebecca and Gavin with their awards at WorldBlu Freedom-Centred Workplace Awards in 2018.
Rebecca, James and Ruka accept Boost's Team Gold Award at the 2019 Wellington Gold Awards.

Awards for the way we work

Tinypulse Happiest Team logo.

Tinypulse Team Happiness Award (2020)

Tinypulse Happiest Team

We use TinyPulse to measure the happiness of our team and, in 2020, we won the TinyPulse award as the happiest IT company in the world.


Wellington Gold Awards logo.

Team Gold Award (2019)

Wellington Gold Awards

The award recognises the groundbreaking initiatives we've introduced in our mission to make Boost the best place to work in New Zealand.


WorldBlu Freedom-Centred Workplace logo.

Top Practice Award (2018)

WorldBlu Freedom-Centred Workplace Awards

We took out the Top Practice Award for the way we use one-on-one coaching to create an employee-centred culture.


WorldBlu Freedom-Centred Workplace logo.

Lifetime Achievement Award (2018)

WorldBlu Freedom-Centred Workplace Awards

Boost CEO Nathan Donaldson was honoured for his decade-long drive to create a freedom-centred culture at Boost, and beyond.


WorldBlu Freedom-Centred Workplace logo.

Integrity Prize (2015)

WorldBlu Freedom-Centred Workplace Awards

Recognising Boost's open, honest, no-blame culture that lets us constantly improve by learning from successes and mistakes alike.


Awards for the work we do

DigitalNZ logo.

DigitalNZ web application


New Zealand Open Source Awards 2016

Open Source Use in Government

Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision logo.

ANZAC Sights and Sounds website


National Digital Forum Awards 2015

New digital exhibition or collection

Boost logo.

IntuitionHQ online usability tester


BoosterSeat 2011

San Francisco innovation residency

Ministry of Education logo.

Te Tuhi ā-Hiko te reo interactive


TUANZ Awards 2007

Education Award

Ministry of Education logo.

Taiaha & Other Stories learning media


TUANZ Awards 2005

Best of the Best Award

Education Award

National Library logo.

AnyQuestions website


GOVIS Awards 2005

Buzzie Award for Technology in Society

LIANZA Awards 2005

3M Award for Innovation in Libraries

SOLGM Awards 2005

NZ Post Award for Process Management


How we got here

2000

We started in 2000 as a two-person company designing and building websites and CD-ROMs. We were motivated by our belief that people deserve products they love to use. We quickly became known for our collaboration with clients, strong concept development and focus on the customer's needs.

2011

In 2011, after seeing Agile deliver better teamwork, higher productivity and greater business value at Boost, we began training and coaching in Agile and Lean. Drawing on our years of experience managing software projects, we support our clients to build their own capability to deliver better software, faster.

2012

In 2012, we took collaboration to the next level, becoming the first company in New Zealand to be WorldBlu-certified as a democratic, freedom-centred workplace.

2019

In 2019, we won the Team Gold Award for our drive to make Boost the best place to work in New Zealand.

2026

Today, we specialise in web and mobile application development using collaboration as the means of managing projects and delivering quality.

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