Volunteering and Seasonal Jobs in NZ
Work and Travel in New Zealand
If you are in New Zealand for a while there are many options for you to either work as a volunteer or at one of the many seasonal job placements around New Zealand.
You can use your Stray NZ bus pass to get to these places, hop off the bus work for a while and then hop back on when you are ready.
In this section you will find useful links of organisations that offer a wide range of temporary work, ranging from volunteering in the native rainforest or historic building restoration to fruit picking.
VOLUNTEERING
WWOOF New Zealand
The WWOOF network provides many jobs on farms and organic properties. Food and accommodation is provided for you while you help on the farm.
Volunteering as a WWOOFer is a great opportunity to get involved in the daily life of locals and will help you better understand New Zealand’s culture and people.
http://www.wwoof.co.nz/
Department of Conservation
On the Department of Conservation (DOC) website you can find information about how you can get involved in conservation.
As a volunteer you will help with many different conservation tasks such as bird counts, habitat restoration, hut maintenance, historic building restoration, weed control, whale strandings etc.
It’s practical work, mostly outdoors, that gives you the opportunity to meet new people, to learn new skills and to contribute to conservation in New Zealand.
http://www.doc.govt.nz/getting-involved/in-your-community/volunteer-programme/
Volunteering New Zealand
Volunteering New Zealand is a national association to represent, promote and support volunteering. The website offers a wide range of volunteer jobs all over New Zealand and in a wide range of industries and areas of work.
http://www.volunteernow.org.nz/
Tararu Valley - Rainforest Conservation Volunteer Community
This volunteer program is for young people interested in protecting and reforesting the native rainforest of Tararu Valley on the Coromandel Peninsula. Volunteers will take part in projects as well as in adventure recreation and will share their experiences with people from all over the world.
http://www.tararuvalley.org/index.php
NZTCV
This site lists nationwide projects in fields like Research and field work, botanical and organic centres and a lot more. If you want to help creating, preserving and restoring New Zealand’s natural environment you will find great job opportunities on this website.
http://www.conservationvolunteers.org.nz/
SEASONAL JOBS
Backpacker Board
The Backpacker Board has a big job listing area with a wide range of different jobs especially for backpackers and travellers.
http://www.backpackerboard.co.nz/work_jobs/job_listings.php
PickNZ
Find work opportunities on vineyards and orchards all over new Zealand. The jobs offered here are not just during the harvest season but throughout the whole year.
Jobs range from harvesting fruits, packing and sorting up to planting vegetables.
http://www.picknz.co.nz/
PicknPlay
PicknPlay is a working holiday scheme for people between 18 and 30 years of age who want to work in fruit picking and harvesting. They guarantee to provide you with work even before you leave for New Zealand.
http://www.adeccopicknplay.com/picknplay-how-it-works.-xidc39088.html
Seasonal Work NZ
This is another website for seasonal harvesting jobs with several thousand job offers.
http://www.seasonalwork.co.nz/index.bsp
NZ Kiwifruit Growers
This site offers seasonal work in the kiwifruit industry all over New Zealand.
http://www.nzkgi.org.nz/seasonal-labour.html
To work in New Zealand you will need a work visa – for more information on work visas and working holiday programmes please visit the New Zealand Immigration Service’s website
http://www.immigration.govt.nz/
