Employment

If you are going to move to the Eastern Bay of Plenty, you will want to make sure you can earn a living. We have a number of industries active here, along with all the support services required by a mixed urban and rural population. Key employers in the primary production sectors include:

• Fonterra (dairy processing)
• Norske Skog (wood processing)
• SCA Hygiene Australasia (manufacture base paper for toilet tissues, kitchen towels, napkins and commercial products)
• Carter Holt Harvey Whakatane (manufacturer of cartonboards)
• Carter Holt Harvey Tasman (speciality pulp products used by manufacturers of high quality paper, tissue and building products)

Alternatively you may be interested in vegetable production, kiwifruit growing, berry fruit growing, beef farming, dairying and agricultural support services. This really is one of the food baskets of New Zealand, and if you want get out there and get your hands dirty you are sure to find employment.  There is also a good deal of seasonal and casual work linked to horticulture, such as picking or packing fruit.

With a fully-serviced hospital, a large number of general practices, and dental practices there are often openings available for skilled health staff.

Teaching positions from early childhood to tertiary level are often also available. Visit TeachNZ for information for overseas trained teachers wanting to teach in New Zealand and the Education Gazette for teaching vacancies.

View New Zealand Immigration’s Essential Skills in Demand for the Eastern Bay of Plenty.