Work New Zealand lets you spend up to one incredible
year experiencing the ultimate working holiday in New Zealand whilst stopping off
at some of the most exotic spots in the world on the way there and back.
New Zealand is one of the most beautiful countries in the world with an incredibly
diverse natural environment.
From the giant sand dunes of Ninety Mile Beach, to the bubbling mudpools of Rotorua,
the vineyards of Marlborough and the ice capped peaks and glaciers of the Southern
Alps, New Zealand is a country that will never cease to amaze you.
In addition, work in New Zealand is relatively easy to find and overseas visitors
are made to feel really welcome ( view our Work New Zealand
finding jobs section for more). It is usually fairly easy for eligible participants
to switch to the New Zealand government’s ‘Working Holiday’ visa, thus allowing
the possibility of a second year in New Zealand.
How the Work program works
Work New Zealand is authorized by the New Zealand Government
to allow young Americans aged 18-35 to live, work and travel in New Zealand
for up to 12 months. Your sponsor in New Zealand is BUNAC’s subsidary organization,
International Exchange Programs (IEP). The program is administered in the USA by
BUNAC on behalf of International Exchange of North America (IENA), which in turn
sponsors New Zealand student exchanges to the USA.
On this Special Category Working Visa, you are permitted to take any job, anywhere
in New Zealand in order to help support yourself financially.
This BUNAC/IEP program goes beyond the working holiday scheme by providing year-long
on the spot support and advice for participants. IEP provides a job placement service
for casual New Zealand jobs and has a huge amount of information and help available
regarding life and work in New Zealand.
Choosing to go with BUNAC/IEP gives participants the security of knowing that they
will not be on their own when arriving in a foreign country. IEP will be there to
greet you and take care of you for as long as you need help. Meeting other participants
from around the world is easy through the Auckland resource centre and the IEP social
program.
Orientations are held on average three times a week and last about three hours.
After your orientation, you can be as independent and free as you choose and still
have the knowledge that IEP will be there to help you if needed.
Work New Zealand offers:
- Free choice of arrival date in New Zealand
- Eligibility - up to the age of 35
- Pre-departure support from BUNAC including all visa processing with the New Zealand
Embassy on your behalf
- Discounted, comprehensive worldwide travel insurance
- IEP Job Placement Services (casual work)
- Special flight deals including (currently) a 24-month validity flight ticket
- IEP New Zealand Resource Center including advice and assistance from IEP staff on
job and accommodation hunting, 24-hour emergency assistance and discounted travel
options
- Auckland Arrivals Package and Orientation including free bus transfer, two nights'
accommodation, Work New Zealand program handbook and
introduction letter for opening a bank account and assistance obtaining an Inland
Revenue Department (IRD) number (equivalent of a Social Security Number)
- Online members’ lounge
- Phone card with NZ$5 credit
- Lonely Planet guidebook to living and working in New Zealand.
BUNAC/IEP Support Package
Already got a working holiday New Zealand visa and would like to use the BUNAC/IEP
support package? Call BUNAC on: 1-800-462-8622 for information.