100% New Zealand Owned & Operated

Built in New Zealand,
shaped by the teams that use it

RosterMates started in 2023 inside one Kiwi aged-care facility. Today it runs rosters, time clocks, leave and IRD-approved payroll for shift-based businesses across New Zealand — and thousands of Kiwis are rostered on it every day.

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Our Story

From one aged-care village to workplaces across New Zealand

RosterMates began in 2023 with a single client: a large, independently owned retirement village and aged-care facility here in New Zealand. We were a team of software engineers, and rather than design rostering software in isolation, we built it on the floor — alongside the nurses, caregivers and managers who would live with it every day. Their expertise and requirements shaped the product, feature by feature.

For the first year, that was our entire focus. We funded the build ourselves from our earlier software work — no outside investors — and in 2024 we launched to more aged-care providers.

The platform has grown the same way ever since: every new customer stretches it further, and every feature we add benefits everyone. Rostering grew into time clocks and kiosks, timesheets, leave, messaging and event staffing. We connected the NZ payroll ecosystem — Xero, PayHero, Crystal Payroll, iPayroll and Smartly — and in 2026 became an IRD-approved payroll provider ourselves.

Along the way, RosterMate became RosterMates — a small name change for a growing company. Same team, same product, same focus on New Zealand workplaces.

Yon van Raders and Guy van Raders, co-founders of RosterMates workforce management software
Co-founders Yon and Guy van Raders
The Journey So Far
Three years, built one customer at a time

No investors, no shortcuts — just a product that grew with the businesses using it.

2023

Founded with our first client

A team of software engineers takes on a large, independently owned NZ retirement village and aged-care facility — and builds RosterMate alongside their team, self-funded from earlier software work.

2024

Launch

After a year of heads-down building, the platform opens up to more aged-care providers across New Zealand.

2024–26

Growing with our customers

New industries bring new requirements: time clocks and kiosks, the employee app, AI rostering, event staffing, and payroll exports to Xero, PayHero, Crystal, iPayroll and Smartly.

2026

IRD-approved payroll — and a new name

RosterMate becomes RosterMates, and an IRD-approved payroll provider: roster to filed payday return, in one system.

Today

Thousands of Kiwis, rostered daily

Serving shift, event and venue-based businesses in nearly every industry across New Zealand — from aged care and hospitality to retail, manufacturing, construction and security.

RosterMates at a glance
2023
Founded in New Zealand
100%
Kiwi-owned and self-funded
1000s
of Kiwis rostered every day
2026
Became an IRD-approved payroll provider
The Platform
What we've built

One platform that takes a shift-based business from roster to payday — every part built to NZ requirements.

Staff Scheduling

Drag-and-drop rosters from reusable templates, with an AI roster generator that fills a week of shifts in seconds.

Explore Scheduling

Time Clocks & Kiosks

PIN kiosks, facial recognition and geofenced GPS clock-in from the mobile app — every punch lands on a timesheet.

Explore Time Tracking

Timesheets

Clock records match themselves to rostered shifts, flag the differences, and handle public holiday entitlements.

Explore Timesheets

Payroll & IRD Filing

Export approved hours to Xero, PayHero, Crystal, iPayroll or Smartly — or run IRD-approved payroll right here.

Explore Payroll

Leave Management

Annual, sick, bereavement and alternative holidays — requested in the app, reflected on the roster automatically.

Explore Leave

Employee App, Messaging & Events

Shifts, swaps, bids and team chat on iOS and Android — plus a full calendar for staffing events and venues.

Explore the App
Google Reviews

Rated 5.0 by the teams who use us

Every word below is a real, public Google review — read them here, or see them all on Google.

See why our support gets reviews like these
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Jill Redington Google review

The new time rostering system is a game-changer for us. Designed with real time scheduling and compliance in mind, shift planning feel less like a chore. Auto scheduling/shift swapping/leave management and payroll integration are just a few of the key features. Rostermate is user friendly and real time notifications are invaluable. The team behind Rostermate are highly skilled, friendly and readily available to assist at any time.

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Jack Vitick Google review

Rostermate has been great to work with. The support team is always quick to get back to us whenever we have a question or need help.

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Rhiannon Tuatini Local Guide · Google review

We recently moved from our original rostering system to RosterMate, and we couldn’t be happier with the decision!

There were a few reasons we made the switch. Firstly, RosterMate is a New Zealand-owned and operated company, offers exceptional value for money, and has so many rostering options, features and extras. It genuinely feels like they’ve thought of everything!

The demo and onboarding process was also fantastic. Guy was incredibly helpful, answered all of our questions, and was even able to incorporate some of the specific things we needed into the system. The speed of implementation was honestly incredible.

Anytime we’ve reached out for help or had an idea for something we’d like added, the team have been super quick to respond, incredibly helpful, and genuinely open to feedback. It’s refreshing to have such a responsive team behind the software.

We would highly recommend RosterMate to anyone looking for a rostering system. Great product, great value, and an even better team behind it!

TB
Tura Bryce Google review

Since we started using Roster Mate, the team has been incredibly helpful and supportive. They genuinely listen to our feedback and are always willing to consider system improvements or suggestions we may have. Their response time to any enquiries regarding the app or website is excellent, and they consistently provide prompt assistance whenever needed. The staff are friendly, professional, and a pleasure to work with. Highly recommended!

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Antolin Alberto Camero Google review

I have been looking for an app that would automate our inhouse rostering system between GPs in our clinic. I have very basic skills in computer systems and just hoped I would land in the hands of good experts.

I found Rostermate, booked a 30min session with Guy, and immediately, we got this small project running within days. He has been very responsive promptly, patiently and professionally throughout the process. He has taken onboard and all effort to craft the right environment from idea to the drawing board and back.

Have yet to beta test the app with my colleagues. But hopefully, the project will succeed and get us going with a seamless service in running our roster

Leadership
Meet the founders

RosterMates is still run by its founders — when you book a demo or message support, you're usually talking to one of the people who built the platform.

Yon van Raders

Co-Founder & CEO

Yon brings a deep technical foundation and a systems-first approach to product leadership. Years of delivering custom software across New Zealand — from healthcare and hospitality to logistics and retail — shaped RosterMates' product philosophy: powerful functionality that doesn't need a consultant to configure or a manual to operate. As CEO, he leads product strategy and commercial direction.

Guy van Raders

Co-Founder & CTO

Guy is the engineering force behind the platform's architecture, prioritising reliability, scalability and long-term maintainability — software that works today and grows with the businesses that depend on it. With a background in full-stack development and enterprise systems, he leads all technical decisions and the platform's continuous development.

How We Work
Our principles

Operational simplicity

Workforce software should reduce complexity, not add to it. RosterMates is designed to be intuitive from day one — minimal training, maximum time back for managers and staff.

Customer-led development

It's how the product was born, and how it still grows: the roadmap is shaped by the businesses using it. Every feature answers a genuine operational need — not a hypothetical one.

Long-term partnership

We measure success by customer outcomes, not contract length. Setup and training are always free, there are no lock-in contracts, and support comes from the team that builds the product.

Questions people ask about us
RosterMates is 100% New Zealand owned and operated. It was founded in 2023 by brothers Yon van Raders (CEO) and Guy van Raders (CTO) and self-funded from their earlier software work — no outside investors. The founding team still runs the company and builds the product.
Yes. We launched as RosterMate and adopted the name RosterMates in 2026 as the company grew. It's the same team and the same product — nothing changes for existing customers. Old rostermate.co.nz links simply redirect to our new home at rostermates.com.
New Zealand. The product is designed, built and supported here, and it's built around NZ employment specifics — the Holidays Act, IRD payday filing, and the payroll systems Kiwi businesses actually run: Xero, PayHero, Crystal Payroll, iPayroll and Smartly.
Yes — RosterMates became IRD-approved payroll software in 2026. PAYE, student loan and ESCT are calculated for you, and Employment Information (payday filing) returns are submitted to Inland Revenue directly from the platform. Prefer your current payroll? Keep it — approved hours export to Xero, PayHero, Crystal, iPayroll and Smartly. See the payroll page for details.
A flat $8 NZD per employee per month (excluding GST), with a Casual Workforce plan that counts only the employees actually rostered each month. Every plan starts with a free 30-day trial — no credit card, no lock-in contracts, and setup and training are free. Full details on the pricing page.
Free setup and training with every account: onboarding calls, roster templates built for you, hands-on help through your early pay runs, and unlimited NZ-based support afterwards — from the same team that builds the product.