About New Zealand
At Greenstone Global we are committed to working with you all of the way. We have chosen a few useful New Zealand websites that can speed up your research about moving to and living in New Zealand.
Education
Employment
Health Care
Housing
Banking/Finance
Insurance
Customs Requirements
New Zealand Culture
Education
Schools in New Zealand are largely based on the student's age:
- Early childhood education under 5 year olds
- Primary 5-11 year olds
- Intermediate 11-13 year olds
- Secondary 13-17 year olds
- Tertiary 18+ year olds
Quality information and details about any primary, intermediate and secondary schools in both public and private sectors, and by regions throughout New Zealand, can be accessed at www.tki.org.nz/e/schools, a Ministry of Education website which also explains the resources they provide. The main Ministry of Education website is also useful on www.moh.govt.nz
The Education Review Office is an independent body whose purpose is to evaluate and report publicly on the education and care of students in schools and early childhood services. You can access their reports at www.ero.govt.nz.
There are eight state-funded universities in New Zealand, all of them internationally respected for their academic and research standards. View this site for an overall understanding of the NZ university scene www.nzvcc.ac.nz/nz-university-system.
The New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) ensures that New Zealand secondary and tertiary qualifications are accepted nationally and internationally. NZQA also assesses overseas qualifications for immigrants. The NZQA website is found at www.nzqa.govt.nz.
Employment
New Zealand's most popular on-line job search site is Seek NZ at www.seek.co.nz.
Greenstone Recruitment are specialists in agricultural employment and can be contacted on greenstone-recruitment.co.nz.
Other employment sites include: jobs.nzherald.co.nz and www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-me-jobs/index.
Health Care
The Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) provides comprehensive, no-fault personal injury coverage to all New Zealand residents and visitors to New Zealand. Find out what is and isn't covered, and what happens if you injure yourself while visiting and living in New Zealand at the ACC site www.acc.co.nz.
If you need health care as a result of an illness or medical problem, we strongly recommend medical insurance. You will be required to pay for the costs you incur (except for Australian and UK residents where NZ has a reciprocal agreement in place). For further information, try AMP Graeme Menzies and Associates at www.graememenzies.co.nz.
Housing
To view a comprehensive list of homes for rent and sale, go to www.realestate.co.nz, the Real Estate Institute of NZ's website.
Banking/Finance
For a directory of banks and other financial institutions to assist you with your monetary questions, go to interest.co.nz. This site guides you to who has the best rate for your circumstances.
Currency transfers are easily calculated at this universal currency converter site www.nzforex.com/cgi-bin/currency-converter.asp.
Insurance
As well as medical insurance, you may have questions regarding travel, shipping, car or life insurances; for further information try AMP Graeme Menzies and Associates at www.graememenzies.co.nz.
Customs Requirements
To answer your concerns about what items you can bring into New Zealand and what items are prohibited, check out the New Zealand Customs Service on www.customs.govt.nz.
The requirements for bringing pets into New Zealand depend on the type of animal, where it's from, and if there is an existing import health standard. Information on bringing your pets with you is on this website: http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/enter/personal/pets.
New Zealand Culture
We do not attempt to explain all the diverse and wonderful cultural aspects of New Zealand, however if you are interested in learning some more about New Zealand, do visit the Statistic New Zealand's website at www.stats.govt.nz
Also 100% Pure New Zealand www.newzealand.com is an interesting website to browse.