For further details visit For further details visit

www.picknz.co.nz www.picknz.co.nz
or Free Call (within New Zealand only) or Free Call (within New Zealand only)
0800 PICKNNZ (0800 742 569) 0800 PICKNNZ (0800 742 569)

Contacts Contacts
These contacts will help you find jobs and These contacts will help you find jobs and
provide information on accommodation options. provide information on accommodation options.

Northland Office Wairarapa Office

Work and Income Building, Upper Level, Email: wairarapa@picknz.co.nz
Fairway Drive, Kerikeri, Northland 0246 Freephone: 0800 PICKNZ (742 569)
Email: northland@picknz.co.nz
Ph: +64 27 668 5384
Nelson Office
Freephone: 0800 PICKNZ (742 569)
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178 High Street, Motueka, Nelson
Waikato Office
Email: nelson@picknz.co.nz
Email: waikato@picknz.co.nz Freephone: 0800 PICKNZ (742 569)
Ph: +64 7 855 8602
Freephone: 0800 PICKNZ (742 569)
Marlborough Office
Riverview House, Centre Point Carpark,
Bay of Plenty Office
High Street, Blenheim 7201
Email: bayofplenty@picknz.co.nz Email: marlborough@picknz.co.nz
Ph: +64 7 579 6117 Ph: +64 3 577 8440
Freephone: 0800 PICKNZ (742 569) Freephone: 0800 PICKNZ (742 569)

Hawkes Bay Office Central Otago Office

Williams & Kettle Site, 67 Tarbert Street,

Published September 2010

Cnr Maraekakaho and Orchard Roads, PO Box 326, Alexandra 9320
Hastings 4120 Email: centralotago@picknz.co.nz
Email: hawkesbay@picknz.co.nz Ph: +64 3 440 2028
Ph: +64 6 870 8540 or TXT: +64 272 161 301 Freephone: 0800 PICKNZ (742 569)
Freephone: 0800 PICKNZ (742 569)
For further details visit ww.picknz.co.nz or Free Call New Zealand Horticulture Industry Work Permits
(within New Zealand only) 0800 PICKNZ (0800 742 569)
The New Zealand fruit, vegetable and wine industries are major exporters, If you are aged 18 to 30 and are from one of the 34 countries that has a
Northland Office
with in excess of $3.4 billion in export earnings in the year ended June 2009. Working Holiday Scheme (WHS) agreement with New Zealand, you can
Email: northland@picknz.co.nz obtain a WHS visa before you arrive. A WHS visa allows you to visit and work
Ph: +64 27 668 5384
Seasonal Work in NZ for up to 12 months (23 months for the UK). Please see the website
www.immigration.govt.nz for more information and a list of countries.
Waikato Office Every year the New Zealand fruit, vegetable and wine industries employ
Email: waikato@picknz.co.nz Extend your working holiday
Ph: +64 7 855 8602 Northland thousands of seasonal workers to:

• Harvest fruit, vegetables and wine grapes Those with a WHS permit who have already worked for 3 months in the
Bay of Plenty Office
• Pack and sort fruit and vegetables horticulture/viticulture industry in NZ can extend their permit for a further 3
Email: bayofplenty@picknz.co.nz
Auckland months. This means that if you work in horticulture or viticulture, you can
Ph: +64 7 579 6117 • Prune fruit trees and grape vines
• Maintain crops; summer pruning, planting vegetables, thinning fruit extend your stay in NZ to 15 months (26 months for the UK).
Hawkes Bay Office Bay of Plenty
Email: hawkesbay@picknz.co.nz The peak months for seasonal work are November to June (see table Visitors to New Zealand who do not hold a New Zealand Passport or a
Ph: +64 6 870 8540
valid residence permit or any open work permit or Working Holiday Scheme
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Waikato below) though there is work available at other times of year. For up-to-date
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TXT: +64 272 161 301

Taupo information about job availability, check the picknz.co.nz website or phone permit, will need to apply for a work permit.
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Wairarapa Office Hawkes Bay the Regional Coordinator on 0800 PICKNZ (0800 742 569) before travelling to
Email: wairarapa@picknz.co.nz Visitors interested in applying for work permits should make enquiries at
a region for work.
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Ph: +64 6 370 9208 the nearest New Zealand Embassy or Immigration New Zealand Office.
There is work outdoors in orchards, vineyards and vegetable fields or indoors Information is available through the website www.immigration.govt.nz.
Wairarapa in packhouses, grading sheds and coolstores. Those already in New Zealand can phone the Immigration Contact Centre on
(free phone) 0508 55 88 55 or one of the seasonal work offices on
Nelson No previous experience is needed, and you will get on-the-job training.
Wellington 0800 PICK NZ (0800 742 569).
There is a range of jobs for young, old, skilled and un-skilled people. You will
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Nelson Office
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Hawkes Bay
Wairarapa
Marlborough Office
Email: marlborough@picknz.co.nz Nelson
Ph: +64 3 577 8440 Marlborough
Canterbury
Central Otago Office
Email: centralotago@picknz.co.nz Central Otago
Ph: +64 3 440 2028
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