Working in Whangarei can offer you a less stressed working environment (we don't sit in traffic jams here! ) with the time to enjoy the incredible District that you will live in - no part is more than 40 kilometres to the coast, and we are just two hours commute from Auckland, the economic engine of New Zealand and gateway to the world.

Jobs are advertised in the local daily newspaper and weekly community newspapers along with national jobseeker websites.

• Seek
• Indeed
• Job Rapido
• Trade Me Jobs

If you're new to New Zealand 

If you are looking to come to work in New Zealand, either short term or long term, there is information about how to apply for a Visa at New Zealand Now as well as tips for finding work. 

Careers New Zealand offers advice about jobs and careers in New Zealand. 

The New Kiwis website also links job seekers to an extensive network of employers and vice versa.

The team at Whangarei Settlement Support can provide new settlers with local information, support and answers - they're recent immigrants themselves and know the challenges of moving to a new country! Download their really useful guide to "Finding Work in New Zealand" [PDF 506 KB].

Websites with jobs

Take a look at some Whangarei employment and recruitment sites, as well as links to some of Whangarei’s larger employers’ sites with vacancies:

• Direction
• Adecco
• Richardson Management
• Government Jobs
• Northland Health Limited
• Whangarei District Council
• Northland Regional Council
• New Zealand Refining Company
• Culham Engineering
• SMI Group
• McKay Electrical
• NorthTec

General Information

These websites will provide you with regional and national information about working in New Zealand, projects, labour markets, statistics and more.

• Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
• New Zealand Now : Visas and Jobs
• Career Services