Start your New Zealand Working Holiday experience with complete support from our team in Auckland. Get set up to travel, live, and work in New Zealand, meet other travellers and a whole lot more!
Year-round
4 days
C$999
Start your New Zealand working holiday experience as seamlessly as possible by having our team assist you with all of the necessary planning, details, and requirements.
We help you with the visa application, personally prepare you for the move abroad (including setting you up with the essentials), arrange your airport transportation and have your first three nights of accommodation booked. You will then get two full days to enjoy an informative & fun welcome orientation in Auckland before starting your Kiwi life wherever you choose.
Meet other travellers, join fun social activities and get support with finding a job and place to live so that you can kick-off your adventure of a lifetime!
Please do not book your flight until you have paid for your program and secured your program start date.
Flights, medical insurance, visa and/or work permit application fees, local transportation, food & rent.
Working holiday participants typically land casual jobs that allow them to work for a short period of time in between their travels around New Zealand. Our team will help you get a working holiday visa, sharpen up your resume so you stand out to hiring managers, prepare you for interviews, and give you a thorough orientation on landing a job in New Zealand. The job you get will depend on your previous work experience.
Interested to chat with us to learn which program is right for you?
We typically ask for three months’ notice before you plan to leave Canada so you can make the most of our support in preparing you for your New Zealand working holiday experience. Want to leave sooner? No problem, we’ll put your services on high priority!
Great idea! The flight to New Zealand is long, so it is not a bad idea to spend a night or two recovering from any potential jet lag before beginning your welcome tour. If you would like to add additional nights’ accommodation, your travel coordinator will be happy to assist with this.
Our orientation includes a mixed gender dorm bed in one of the top rated hostels in the city! This is a cost efficient way to really get to know your new friends, and fully immerse yourself in the backpacker lifestyle.
If you would prefer a private room, we can speak with the hostel regarding availability, but presuming there is space this can usually be arranged. Speak to your Travel Coordinator to confirm upgrade costs and dates for your stay.
Popular roles in Auckland city include serving, retail associates, administration assistants, receptionists and many more in various industries. Positions in the tourism sector are also a popular choice for backpackers, as these often come with discounted tours or trips around the country. There are few restrictions on which jobs you can hold while living in New Zealand on a working holiday visa, as long as your industry doesn’t require skills transfers for insurance purposes then the options are vast!
If you plan to do lots of hiking while in New Zealand, a backpack is the easier option. New Zealand has a wide variety of terrains, and many areas such as Queenstown, Auckland and Dunedin have lots of hills. Also, many hostels in New Zealand do not have elevators, and backpacks are easier to carry upstairs. However, suitcases have the benefit of being lockable, so if you are travelling with expensive technology they may provide extra reassurance. Whatever you decide to do, try to pack light as this will make packing and moving around the country much easier!