Extraordinary: Transforming Kiwis commutes.

Workride and Extraordinary share a mission to empower New Zealand employers with benefits that are meaningful, impactful, and easy to manage. Together, we are building a future where employee benefits are no longer seen as complex or burdensome but as a powerful way to attract, engage, and retain great people.

Our partnership brings together two innovative Kiwi companies that have been reshaping how organisations think about employee value. Workride has made cycling to work more accessible than ever before with a free, tax-efficient benefit trusted by over 1,200 employers.

Extraordinary has built New Zealand’s only IRD-approved pre-tax transport benefit program, helping employees save money on everyday commuting while making life easier for HR and payroll teams. By combining these strengths, we are creating a complete and streamlined solution for employers who want to take their employee value proposition to the next level.

The vision, a complete and streamlined benefit platform.

Employers are increasingly asking for a one-stop shop to manage their employee benefits. HR and payroll teams are tired of juggling multiple systems, dealing with compliance worries, and handling unnecessary admin. This partnership directly answers that need.

Starting in late 2026, organisations using Extraordinary will be able to access Workride’s high-impact bike benefit and manage it right alongside public transport, gifting, and other flexible perks through Extraordinary Pay’s centralised benefit platform. This means less time managing different providers and more time focusing on people.

For employees, this partnership brings even greater choice and accessibility. Whether they prefer to ride or take the bus, train, or ferry, they can now access meaningful commute benefits that ease the cost of living, promote wellbeing, and reduce emissions all from one simple platform.

This partnership still enables both programs to be offered separately, but for our shared customers, this is an awesome win to streamline administration and benefit services.

Accelerating the benefit for employers and employees

For Extraordinary, this partnership opens access to Workride’s rapidly growing network of over 1,200 employers across New Zealand. These businesses are already engaged in providing sustainable and impactful benefits, and Extraordinary can now extend its value by giving them access to additional options like public transport and gifting, all within the same trusted system.

For Workride, this partnership provides streamlined access to Extraordinary’s strong network of almost 300 large employers. These organisations will now be able to implement Workride’s financed and non-financed bike benefit programs alongside their existing suite of benefits. For enterprise HR and payroll teams, the value is clear: one system, one process, one source of truth.

Extraordinary customers will now have access to Workride’s exclusive bike benefit.

This includes the new financed program designed for enterprise and government employers. It is free to access, requires minimal HR administration, and offers monthly billing aligned with salary sacrifice. Employers face no risk if an employee leaves, and employees enjoy world-class savings of 32–63% on new bikes or e-bikes. No other program in New Zealand offers the same combination of employee experience, employer protection, and seamless administration.

Workride customers will now have access to Extraordinary’s public transport benefit.

This is the only IRD-approved platform in New Zealand that allows employees to pay for everyday commuting with pre-tax income. It helps employees save while reducing their employer’s Fringe Benefit Tax burden. Extraordinary also provides employers with a powerful platform that includes an employer portal, an employee app, an employee benefit card, and gifting functionality. It is a fully featured, streamlined solution designed to reduce complexity for HR and payroll teams.

Looking ahead

This partnership is only the beginning. Workride is Extraordinary’s exclusive partner for delivering bike benefit programs. However, together, we are setting the stage for long-term innovation in the employee benefits space.

In the years ahead, Kiwi employers will be able to offer their teams a broader range of perks, all delivered seamlessly through Extraordinary’s centralised platform or directly through Workride. For employees, this means greater choice, more savings, and a better commuting experience. For employers, it means stronger employee engagement, reduced admin, and the ability to stand out as an employer of choice in a competitive market.

Workride and Extraordinary are proud to back Kiwi innovation and are excited about the impact this partnership will have on the future of work in New Zealand.