Live, Work & Travel in New Zealand
Top Sites
Help Exchange - Lists work in exchange for accommodation and food stays on farms, backpackers and others in Australia, New Zealand and Europe. Free to both hosts and helpers.
Employment
Employers, Agencies & Placement Services
Aranga Backpackers - Fruit picking, packing and general orchard work is available to backpackers in Kerikeri all year round.
Australian Nursing Solutions - Melbourne based agency. We have seen ANS advertising for nurses to New Zealand in the past but the last time we checked this link there were no vacancies or mention of nursing in NZ.
BUNAC Work Programmes - Opportunities for students to travel and work in various countries.
Eden Brown - Specialises in bringing nurses from around the world into New Zealand. Suitable candidates are guided through the entire process of registering, finding a suitable position, visa processing and relocating to NZ.
Inter-Sejours - A French au pair agency of 35 years experience, seeks girls and boys, aged 18 to 30, for families in Australia and New Zealand. Au pairs are expected to give between 25 to 30 hours a week looking after children plus some light housework in return for full board with the host family in own bedroom and pocket money. Free time is available to attend languages courses. In French.
Just Cuts - Qualified hairdressers are wanted to work in 140 salons in Australia and New Zealand.
Manpower - New Zealand branch of the worldwide employment agency.
Michael Page International - Global agency specialising in industry and finance jobs.
Nurse on Holidays - A programme by Anchor Healthcare that provides nurses with an opportunity to work and travel around New Zealand and the South Pacific Islands. Anchor has established agreements with hospitals throughout New Zealand. These facilities are in cities and tourist destinations which include adventure parks, Rotorua, Milford Sound, fiords, and mountain resorts etc. Anchor also offers the opportunity of volunteer work in a remote island hospital in the Solomon Islands.
Robert Walters - Temp and permanent vacancies in banking and finance, accountancy, secretarial and call centres. Offices also in Belgium, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, Holland, the UK and the USA.
Suncrest Orchard - Cherry pickers and packers wanted beginning mid December and ending in early February. Situated near Cromwell in Central Otago (South Island), accommodation is available and the website includes an online job application form.
Tonix Health Recruitment New Zealand - Specialises in recruiting nurses and other health professionals to RMN, ODP, anaesthetic technicians, mental health, midwives jobs and other vacancies in New Zealand.
WorkinNZ.co.nz - Mr Apple NZ Ltd offers fruit picking and packing jobs in the sunny Hawke's Bay.
Employment Resources
Advice & Useful Sites for Finding Work
Auckland Central Backpackers - Hostel accommodation and tours. Good location and incorporates a work finding service.
Backpackerboard.co.nz - A backpacking website for New Zealand. Includes seasonal job vacancies.
Backpackers & Adventure Travel Expo - Held in Auckland.
Backpack New Zealand - This presentable site provides a directory of services and activities for the backpacker, photgraphs and some work information.
Consyl Publishing - Publish Australian Outlook and New Zealand Outlook, two useful and free printed newspapers. Both are particularly helpful for those looking to work on a woking holiday visa.
Farm Helpers in New Zealand - Sell a booklet listing over 190 farms throughout New Zealand that are willing to offer food and board in exchange for 4 to 6 hours work a day.
FRENZ International - Whether you are a New Zealander wanting to work in any region of New Zealand, or a qualified overseas worker, that meets immigration requirements, who wants to gain valuable work experience in New Zealand, FRENZ helps with finding jobs in the Kiwi countryside. All jobs come with rent free accommodation provided.
Help Exchange - Lists work in exchange for accommodation and food stays on farms, backpackers and others in Australia, New Zealand and Europe. Free to both hosts and helpers.
Gap Year New Zealand - Gap year travel guide to New Zealand.
Gap Year NZ - Take some time out in New Zealand. This is a website for people thinking of taking some time out in New Zealand and includes visa information, a lively forum, tools, resources and gap year ideas.
JobUniverse.co.nz - Large recruitment site.
Monster.co.nz - Job search and career information.
New Zealand Jobsearch - Good information for those looking to work in New Zealand, including the lowdown on working holiday visas for nationals of the UK, Ireland, Canada, France, Italy, Germany, Holland, Japan, Korea, Malaysia and Singapore. Job starter packs are also available.
New Zealand Jobs - Jobs and career information.
The Rotten Apple - Backpacker hostel that can assist with finding fruit picking work.
Seasonal Work in New Zealand - Assistance with finding seasonal work on the NZ harvest trail.
Seek Communications - Job search and career information.
TNT - These guys provide an excellent free weekly magazine for Australians in London and another for visitors to Oz. For a few stamps and a nominal fee they also provide various travel planners to Britain, Australia and New Zealand - see their site for more details.
UniJobs.co.nz - Job search links relating specifically to academics and university staff who wish to find work in NZ.
Visafirst.com -Organise working holiday visas for Australia and New Zealand.
Working In New Zealand - Jobs in New Zealand for returning New Zealanders and skilled migrants.
WorkSite - Portal about working in New Zealand. WorkSite is a multi government agency project lead by the Department of Labour. It brings together information from a number of government departments. WorkSite can help, whether you're studying, in work, wanting to change your career, or thinking about starting your own business. The Portal provides a "shopping mall" offering everything people may want to know about the New Zealand labour market - jobs, careers, training, migration, volunteering, self employment, employer and employee rights and obligations and forms of assistance available.
Gap Year & Voluntary Work
Unpaid Positions & Adventure
Agriventure - Run by the International Agricultural Exchange Association, Agriventure arranges working exchanges to Australia, New Zealand, Canada, USA and Japan on farming or horticultural enterprises. Applicants must be aged 18-30, have no dependants, be British citizens, have a full driving licence and have good practical experience within agriculture or horticulture or around the home. Programmes depart all the year around (applications required approx 2 months minimum before departure). Programme costs start at around £1700 and include: return flights (and transfer to host family), full travel and work insurance, work permits, job placement, departure information meeting, seminar in host country and full emergency back-up through offices in hosting country. Programmes are also available to Americans, Canadians, some Europeans, Australians and New Zealanders through offices in their own country.
Earthwise Valley - A New Zealand based, charitable, volunteer run, sustainable living project. The volunteer programme will suit people interested in learning about sustainable living, enjoying the outdoors, and living a saner, richer and simpler life.
EIL UK - Part of an International Federation, with contacts in over 25 countries worldwide, EIL operate a wide range of projects including a Kiwi Adventure programme. Non UK nationals can find EIL offices in their home countries.
New Zealand Trust for Conservation Volunteers - NZTCV provides information on wildlife, botanical, restoration and other conservation projects found across the length of the land of the long white cloud.
One World Volunteer - Arranges international volunteer placements in Costa Rica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Ecuador, New Zealand, Australia and Nepal. An American organisation, they also offer language classes and family stays.
Phenomena Academy - Offer a special gap year programme, which combines learning, travel and community work / volunteering in New Zealand.
WWOOF New Zealand - WWOOF allows volunteers to stay on organic farms, exchanging labour for a bed for the night.
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