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New to New Zealand

Get tips on how to find work if you are new to New Zealand.

Job interviews in New Zealand

Going for an interview in New Zealand might differ a little or a lot from interviews in your home country. Check out our suggestions to help you prepare.

Career Kete: Explore and Compare

Explore and Compare helps students in years 9-10 to make subject choices through a process of learning and career planning.

Kiwi Cards

A resource to use with Year 7 to 9 students to teach them more about the world of work. The cards can be used for icebreakers, games, classroom and individual activities.

Manu tukutuku poster - English

Let me soar to the heavens so I may reach my potential.

Myths and the curriculum

Workshops based on kōrero pūrākau can be incorporated in to a range of learning areas. Here are some examples of how a workshop on kōrero pūrākau can link to The New Zealand Curriculum.

How Māui Got his Name/Ka Tapaina a Māui

A plot summary of the legend How Maui Got His Name, as well as links to the full story and classroom activities.

Career development benchmarks

The career development benchmarks are a suite of self-review tools designed to raise the quality of career development in New Zealand. Learn how you can use the benchmarks and supporting resources to assess and improve your career development programmes and services.

Understanding Career Education in Years 7 and 8 handbook

Download a guide outlining the most appropriate approaches to career education for students at Year 7 and 8.

Career theory and models

There are numerous career theories and models, and no single one is sufficient to describe the broad field of career development. In this section you will find introductions to some of these core theories, and their key ideas.