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Professional Sportsperson | Kaiwhakataetae Ngaio

Job

Professional sportspeople take part in competitive national and international sports such as rugby, football, cricket, netball, golf, tennis and horse racing.

Health and physical education – classroom activities

Ideas on how to relate health and physical education teaching to future careers and life beyond school.

Dietitian | Pūkenga Whakaita Kai (Ngā Tohunga Mātai Kai)

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Dietitians provide advice and counselling about diet, food and nutrition to individuals and communities. They also design nutrition programmes to support health and wellbeing.

Chemical Engineer | Mataaro Matū

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Chemical engineers design, develop and operate equipment and processes used to manufacture chemicals and products.

Plumber, Gasfitter and Drainlayer | Kaiwhakarerewai, Kaiwhakarerekorohū, Kaiwhakatakoto Paipa Wai

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Plumbers, gasfitters and drainlayers assemble, install and repair pipes, drains and fixtures and fittings that supply water and gas or remove waste.

Joiner | Kaihanga Taonga ā-Whare

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Joiners use timber and board products to make fittings such as cabinets, doors, window frames and stairs. 

Deckhand | Ringa Paparahi

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Deckhands may take care of passengers and assist in the operation of vessels such as harbour ferries and charter boats, or cast and haul in nets, lines or pots, and process fish on inshore or deep-sea fishing vessels.

Beekeeper | Kaitiaki Pī

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Beekeepers look after beehives in apiaries that produce honey, wax, pollen and other bee products. They may also offer pollination services to horticultural and seed crop producers.

 

Secondary School Teacher | Kaiako Kura Tuarua

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Secondary school teachers plan, prepare and teach one or more subjects to students between the ages of 13 and 18.

Epidemiologist | Kaimātai Tahumaero

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Epidemiologists study the causes, transmission and distribution of diseases in population groups to inform public health programmes and prevent the spread of disease.