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Jobs with skill shortages or labour shortages

Find out what skill shortages mean, and what jobs are currently on Immigration New Zealand's skill shortage lists.

Year 7 and 8 benchmarks

The Career Development Benchmarks: Year 7 and 8 are a self-review tool for schools to assess and improve the quality of their career development for Year 7 and 8 students.

Getting whānau involved

Kōrero pūrākau can provide a fun and friendly context through which whānau can share in and contribute to their children’s preparation for their future pathways.

How to use the API – jobs

Find out how to retrieve data from job pages using the Careers New Zealand API.

Krumboltz's theory

John Krumboltz's planned happenstance theory makes it OK to not always plan, because unplanned events could lead to good careers.

CareerQuest guide

CareerQuest is a job matching tool designed to provide career suggestions and promote career conversations.

Foreign Policy Officer | Āpiha Take Tāwāhi

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Foreign policy officers represent New Zealand's interests overseas and provide policy advice to the Government on foreign affairs and trade.

Fire Engineer | Mataaro Ārai Ahi

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Fire engineers plan and design safety features that detect, control or reduce fire and smoke in buildings and structures. They also analyse how fire behaves and how safety features perform in fire.