[lisa sheppard]

hi im an irish girl aged 23 and have just decided to take a year out and go travelling for a year- am thinking of working in new zealand for a few months starting in the end of january when i have some travelling done first. im qualified as a teacher but will work at anything at all- could do with a break from it!! can anyone recommend the best place to get work and what jobs are the easiest to get at that time of year? what are the wages like there in comparison to the price of living there- accommodation etc??
thanks for you help!!

[Guest]

hey lisa

if you get a work permit your prob best working as a teacher, N.Z has a shortage of teachers esp good ones....i live in auckland and pay $100NZD rent a week for my flat which is a four bedroom house in east auckland......the best thing about being a techer is u'll get the school holidays off to travel!!!!!!!! id imagine u'd get $35000NZD per year which would be sweet to live in a nice house travel and go clubbing in the weekends!!!! have fun N.Z rocks you'll love it down here im sure

Troy

[Guest]

sorry i just read my message the $100 was for my room not the whole house hahaha just to clarify things

[Jods]

Heya Lisa,

Im a kiwi girl living in London, as for jobs in NZ, failing teaching, which as Troy said is in demand back home, try bar work, most Irish themed pubs back home seem to have Irish bar staff, and all cities seem to have an Irish pub.
There is always some sort of Fruit picking work in the Hawkes Bay area around January, and if you are there still there in May thats when the Kiwifruit season starts, and they are always looking for workers although this kind of work does not pay well, it is easy to get and they don't seem to worried about visa's.
Auckland is the most expensive city in NZ, so in other towns you can get a lot cheaper rent, expect to pay between $50 - $100 depending on where you end up living, Im from Tauranga where all the kiwifruit are and you can usually board there for fairly cheap.

Cheers
Jods