Useful contacts, websites & community
The official links, the essential numbers and the organisations that help newcomers settle.
Kettle on. About 5 min
Practical guides you can keep
Interview Preparation Guide
How to prepare for New Zealand healthcare interviews: STAR answers, common questions and calm, practical advice.
Open the guide →Build your CV
Presenting your experience clearly for New Zealand employers: structure, what to include and what to leave out. Guided, on your device, and it gives you a file to send.
Open the CV builder →Moving to New Zealand
Our national guide: registration, visas, shipping, housing, schools and those first few weeks.
Download the PDF →Essential contacts
Worth bookmarking on your phone before you fly.
The official websites, in one place
Official sources for healthcare, schools, visas, tax and the cost of everyday life. More specific links live within the profession guides.
Living in New Zealand
Visas, wages and the bigger picture
Immigration New Zealand Stats NZ · wages & cost of living Sorted · money & budgetingFor your family
Healthcare, schools and support
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Find a school & check zones Citizens Advice BureauSettling in
The practical everyday
Inland Revenue (IRD) Tenancy Services · renting Waka Kotahi · driver licencesOfficial bodies and current rules are always best confirmed at the source: details can change. Ethicare is a recruitment specialist, not licensed immigration advisers.
Finding your community
The national bodies for the major faiths, the organisations that help newcomers settle, and a region-by-region starting point for local groups. For the warm, full guide to belonging, see Religion, community & belonging.
Christian churches
National churches, parishes nationwide.
Catholic Church in New Zealand Anglican Church in Aotearoa, NZ & Polynesia Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa NZOther major faiths
National peak bodies, with centres in each main city.
Federation of Islamic Associations of NZ Hindu Council of New Zealand New Zealand Jewish CouncilNewcomer & multicultural support
Settling in and finding people.
Citizens Advice Bureau Ministry for Ethnic Communities New Zealand Newcomers Network Belong Aotearoa (Auckland) Community directory, by regionRegional groups, by area
Choose where you’re heading. The organisations named are a starting point; find their current contact details in the Ministry for Ethnic Communities’ directory, which is kept up to date.
Auckland
Belong Aotearoa, Auckland City Multicultural Council, Auckland Regional Ethnic Council
Wellington
Multicultural Council of Wellington, 30+ ethnic communities across the region
Christchurch & Canterbury
Christchurch Multicultural Council, Hakatere Multicultural Council
Waikato (Hamilton)
Settlement Centre Waikato (HMS Trust)
Manawatū (Palmerston North)
Manawatū Multicultural Council, Rangitīkei / Whanganui Multicultural Council
Bay of Plenty (Tauranga & Rotorua)
Newcomers Network Tauranga, Rotorua Multicultural Council
Northland (Whangārei)
Newcomers Network Whangārei, local migrant support services
Nelson, Tasman & Marlborough
Newcomers Network Nelson / Tasman / Marlborough, Marlborough Multicultural Centre
Otago (Dunedin)
Dunedin Multi-Ethnic Council, Newcomers Network Central Otago / Waitaki
Hawke’s Bay
Newcomers Network Hawke’s Bay / Napier
Links open external sites we don’t control. Organisations change, so if a group has moved or closed, the directory is the place to look.
Services, organisations and the guides that cover them
Swoosh English
IELTS and OET preparation built for healthcare professionals. Swoosh English is our endorsed partner for English test preparation.
Visit Swoosh EnglishMoving your belongings
How to decide what to ship, container or shared, customs and biosecurity, and what to ask a mover. We don’t recommend individual companies; get three quotes.
Shipping your belongingsYour community
Places of worship, cultural associations, specialist grocers and online groups, with the national bodies linked above and the local ones in each destination guide.
Finding your peopleSwoosh English is the one commercial partner we endorse. We don’t endorse the other businesses linked from this page.
Related guides
You don’t need every answer before you arrive
Keep this page close, explore the communities where you’re heading, and use your plan to bring the practical details together.
Ethicare Resourcing · your guide to a life and career in New Zealand.