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Taranaki is now considered the best place to work and buy a home in New Zealand. Are you eligible to move to Taranaki?

Are you an experienced builder looking for new job, a new life, or new challenges?

We currently have an opportunity for a Trade Qualified Fitter to join a Hamilton manufacturing Company.

Located 90mn’s drive south of Auckland, the institution is in the top 5 universities in the country and in the top 1.1% in the world in the latest QS World...

Early September we announced our new monthly project of giving back to the community in New Zealand, ‘Good Shores’. This month nominee is NZ Blood. The New Zealand Blood Service...

Our partner employer is looking for an IT Key Accounts Manager. The company specialises in providing enterprise quality IT services (hardware, software, systems management and advice) for small and medium-sized...

One of our partner employers is urgently looking for a Civil Engineer / Designer. The person does not need to be a qualified Civil Engineer – should have knowledge and...

A great success story of a Scot moving from Glasgow to Wellington. Find out about the many reasons why moving to Wellington might be the best decision you make in...

Migrants gather to help support each other as they get used to life in NZ.

One of our partner employers in the Hamilton region is looking for at least 5 staff with either of experience in Sheet metal fabrication, Stainless steel fabrication, or Welding.

How can New Zealand keep living standards rising for all?

Let’s take a look at a popular option: UNITEC’s Graduate Diploma in Computing.

A local Hamilton company is looking for Plasterers / Stoppers. If you are qualified/experienced and want to work in New Zealand, we can help!

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We are very happy to introduce our new initiative aiming to help out our fellow migrants with random acts of kindness every month called ‘Good Shores’

The Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki, based in New Plymouth, is offering an October 2017 intake for 1 year the Graduate Diploma in Project Management AND the Graduate Diploma...

The Essential Skills changes of 28 August 2017 are designed to maintain employer access to temporary migrant workers when there are genuine shortages, and reduce expectations of settlement from temporary...

The Skilled Migrant Category changes, implemented on 28 August 2017, are designed to ensure we are attracting migrants who bring the most economic benefits to New Zealand and to improve...

Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse has confirmed the intent of the latest immigration policy changes.

NZ Immigration raises funds as incentives for overseas teachers to settle in Auckland, the City of Sails. Do you qualify?

Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse has just announced a lowering of the previously-announced salary thresholds announced in April. Lower skilled visa holders on less than $41,538 a year will get visas...

  By David Fisher, New Zealand Shores, Law and Policy Adviser   The subject of this article is one which is very important for anyone wanting to emigrate to New...

As the two governments make attempts to boost trade links, New Zealand Universities are set to benefit from an increased drive for Vietnamese students to study in New Zealand. New...

On the 9th of November 2015 he Government announced that as a result of a cost review they will be increasing government immigration charges by 8.3 per cent overall. The...

We often hear talk of New Zealand’s beautiful scenery and luscious natural landscape but all too often we also hear people ask whether New Zealand has anything resembling a modern...

If you are looking for a real trip through Middle Earth then a one-day hike through the volcanic badlands of the Tongariro National Park is something not to be missed. New...

In the 1980’s, two young New Zealanders, AJ Hackett and Henry van Asch, started New Zealand’s first commercial bungy business, with a jump from the historic Kawarau Bridge near Queenstown. Ever...

Roughly translated from Maori, Wai 0 Tapu means the “sacred, or protected, waters”. Located just 20 minutes south of Rotorua, one of New Zealand’s most famed tourist cities, this magnificent...

This world-renowned tramping track is an impressive 32 kms long and is found in New Zealand’s South Island. No trip to New Zealand is complete without completing a tramping trip...

Since the tragic earthquake of 1931 this lovely provincial town has worked hard to restore and maintain the Art Deco style architecture that was popular at the time. Expert guides...

  By David Fisher, New Zealand Shores, Law and Policy Adviser   On 26 July this year the Government made an announcement that changes would be made to Immigration policy...

The ancient Egyptians began producing wine some 3,000 years ago. Some scholars believe that the fermenting of grapes into wines wine dates back even further. In New Zealand, grapes and...

With an area of just over 225 km2, this forested, hilly park to the north of the valleys of the Takaka and Riwaka Rivers is the smallest of New Zealand’s national...

Located at the top of the South Island this 35km spit is the world’s longest natural sandbar. Known by the local Maori as “Onetahua” (heaped up sand), its large sand...

New Zealand is home to thousands of glaciers, many larger than a hectare. Most of New Zealand’s largest glaciers are in the Southern Alps, which have the highest mountains and heaviest...

On New Zealand’s Otago coast on Koekohe beach near Moeraki can be found these wondrous spherical stones. These ancient sea floor sediments were originally formed 60 million years ago and have eroded...

As winter slowly sets in, New Zealand takes on a completely different colour and this is an opportunity to discover or rediscover some of our amazing landscapes. As New Zealand...

The Thermal Explorer Highway runs from Hawke’s Bay through the centre of the North Island into the areas of Lake Taupo, Ruapehu, Rotorua and Hamilton & Waikato, before continuing up...

Charlotte from the New Zealand Shores team went and hiked the Tongariro Crossing in the Tongariro National Park over the long weekend. Check out the photos she took along the...

For a quick overview of New Zealand’s economy, people, and government, it is a good idea to look into the yearly New Zealand in Profile, published by Statistics New Zealand. The 2015...

What to do in New Zealand in 2015? So much to see this year again with our usual local festivals as well as major international festival coming to our shores. New...

Thinking about studying and eventually living in New Zealand? Or are you a fresh overseas graduate in engineering, science, or IT? According to a recent report by The Ministry of...

New Zealand South Island’s lake Tekapo has been named on of the world’s top 10 destinations for stargazing. The skies’ purity and the absence of urban lighting around this spot...

Dunedin has recently been named the creative city of literature by the prestigious UNESCO, the only city in New Zealand to hold the title. Dunedin has been long known in...

“It’s a great place to work, we have great career opportunities, (and) a terrific quality of life” says New Zealand’s Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce.   With 50,000 jobs...

Migrants newly established in New Zealand would best describe the country as friendly and welcoming. A recent HSBC Expat Survey, which annually questions expats living in 34 countries around the world,...

Air New Zealand’s latest safety video has gone to great lengths to celebrate the release of the third and last of The Hobbit Trilogy movies. We hope you enjoy!

New Zealand is well known for its unique wildlife and is home to more species of Penguins than anywhere else in the world. We are home to the Yellow-eyed penguin,...

Out of 130 countries New Zealand has recently been ranked in the top 10 as one of the least corrupt and politically stable. This makes living in New Zealand a...

Did you know that New Zealand is home to to steepest residential street in the world? Baldwin Street in Dunedin has a gradient of 1 in 2.86 at its steepest...

The history of forestry stems back to European settlement with large amounts of native trees being cleared in order to build new settlements. Many native trees are now protected and...

Agriculture and Horticulture is still New Zealand’s top producing primary industry with it contributing to over 50% of New Zealand’s export earnings. The industry’s dynamic have changed and now include;...

Ever wondered which jobs pay the most in New Zealand? Here are the top 10 paying jobs. is your job on the list? Read more on New Zealand Herald!  

New Zealanders love spending time by the beach and no part of New Zealand is more than 128km away from the coastline. This means that if you do not live...

Did you know New Zealand boasts the longest place name in the world? Taumatawhakatangihangaoauauotameteaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupo-kaiwhenuakitanatahu is the longest place name in any English speaking country and translates to “the place where...

The Maori people are the indigenous population of New Zealand who came here from Polynesia between 1250 and 1300. They have a unique culture with their own language, mythology and...

New Zealanders are affectionately nicknamed Kiwi’s. But do you know why? The Kiwi is a native bird which has been around for approximately 70million years. The Kiwi is nocturnal and...