New Zealand Internships and Work Placements

New Zealand is a small country but one of the most beautiful in the world.  Check out the three most popular New Zealand Internship programmes for:

• Hospitality and Tourism placements in New Zealand
• New Zealand Dairy Farming Placements
• Equine Internships

A Thriving Economy for Internships

New Zealand is known for its stunning beauty, friendly people, outdoor lifestyle and beautiful beaches. What a lot of people don’t know, however, is that New Zealand has a thriving economy fuelled by companies exporting their goods and services all over the world. New Zealand was voted second best place to do business by the 2008 World Bank Doing Business Survey.

Demand for Talented Employees

Many New Zealanders, particularly graduates, choose to work overseas for a few years, typically in their twenties. This, plus a low rate of unemployment, means that businesses in all sectors are very much in need of talented people to do some great jobs.

Paid Placements

Almost all New Zealand placements through Intern Options are in paid employment – around 95% of them. So not only do you get to travel to one of the most beautiful countries in the world, you get paid for the privilege! The areas you can do an internship in are a little more restricted than Australia.  The internship programmes you can do in New Zealand are Hospitality internships, tourism internships and farming placements.

Our New Zealand internship programme is ideal for students who are studying a sandwich degree and require to undertake a work placement as part of their studies. For New Zealand we can place you for a full year in a paid internship. So if you are currently doing a sandwich course in hospitality or tourism, then doing your placement year in New Zealand will give you the chance to work and travel one of the most beautiful countries in the world and make the rest of your friends doing their placement in the Uk very jealous!

For more information please give us a call or make an appointment to drop by our London office . Alternatively you can fill in the Enquiry Form and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

Our New Zealand Programme Includes:

• A job offer before you leave your home country
• Full support (from a kiwi) in the UK before you depart
• Paperwork to open a New Zealand bank account
• Introduction to TAX BACK provider
• Ongoing phone support during the programme
• 24 hour phone support in New Zealand
• Assistance with applying for your New Zealand visa
• A welcome pack containing:
  • New Zealand Intern Handbook
  • Helpful information to make your first few weeks enjoyable
  • New Zealand tax number form (on arrival in NZ)

Programme Eligibility – Am I Eligible?

To take part in the Intern Options New Zealand programme you must:

• Be between18 and 30 years of age.
• Be a recent graduate or currently studying in the field you wish to undertake an internship or work placement in.

• Meet the requirements to obtain a visa for the duration of your stay in New Zealand.

Placements Available:

• Agriculture
• Equestrian/ Equine
• Farming Placements
• Tourism Placements
• Events Placements
• Hospitality Placements

How much does an Internship in New Zealand Cost

Programme fees do not include flights, insurance and the cost of your visa which you will need to budget for separately.

Up to six month placement: £895

Up to 12 month placement: £950

The total fees above are made up of a deposit of £300 with your completed application form. £180 is non-refundable immediately, £300 is non-refundable once the placement has been confirmed and communicated to the student via email. The remaining balance is payable to Intern Options when the student returns their signed agreement – this should be no later than 60 days prior to departure.

Start Dates/ Deadlines

You can start your placement at any time of the year and there are no deadlines for applications. Please allow on average 12 weeks (maximum of 24 weeks) from completed application to offer of work in New Zealand. We will do everything we can to get you an offer of placement before then. You should also allow up to six weeks for the processing of your visa.

How much will you be Paid

95% of our New Zealand placements are paid. The minimum wage in New Zealand is currently NZ$12.00 but you will be paid the going rate for the position you are offered. Your pay will be stipulated on the contract offer you will receive before you leave the UK.

If anything is unclear then just give us a call 0207 353 7699 or email info@internoptions.com