Working holiday New Zealand?

Go to Queenstown there are loads of Irish there. It is little Ireland really. You should find a job easily if your willing to do anything. The snowboarding is good there too.

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I would contact all the ski resorts first. Send out an email/letter with all your qualifications/details and find out if there will be jobs available over the season. Most retail stores in Queenstown employ working holiday students etc...so there are lots of options.

definately look up the websites below. NZ is pretty strict on people coming in and you have to have the right visas. If you have the right area of expertise / willing to work in you will find work....the skifields are filled with overseas people so that must be an area you can look into......I know that some places have shortages in staff...I live in Marlborough where we are literally importing people from the pacific islands to do the work in the vinyards...they are always looking for people....I think that bar work/resterraunt work is another area that is sought after...anyway look at the website and then maybe look at contacting some skifields that might help you with getting a job organised before you come out.

I don't have any experience with this but I'm from New Zealand, so I know a little bit. You could just come over here and hope for the best, but you also might like to try and secure something if you can... just to be safe. I think all the major ski resorts have websites, so you could try get something sorted via email. There's Treble Cone, Coronet Peak and Ruapehu are good places to start looking. I think you might be better off in the South Island though.. better touristy and party lifestyle down in Queenstown, Wanaka and Dunedin!