Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
anga, Gisborne and Hawke's Bay (Napier and Hastings); on the South Island try Nelson (Ta-
pawera and Golden Bay), Marlborough (around Blenheim) and Central Otago (Alexandra
and Roxburgh).
Winter work at ski resorts and their service towns includes bartending, waiting, cleaning,
ski-tow operation and, if you're properly qualified, ski or snowboard instructing.
Backpacker publications, hostel managers and other travellers are good sources of info on
service via its website, while the Notice Boards page on
Budget Backpacker Hostels
(BBH;
www.bbh.co.nz
)
lists job vacancies in BBH hostels and a few other possibilities.
culture, creative, health, teaching, volunteer work and recruitment), while
Seek
(
www.seek.co.nz
)
is one of the biggest NZ job-search networks, with thousands of jobs listed.
Income Tax
Death and taxes - no escape! For most travellers, Kiwi dollars earned in NZ will be subject to
income tax, deducted from payments by employers - a process called Pay As You Earn
(PAYE). Standard NZ income tax rates are 10.5% for annual salaries up to $14,000, then
17.5% up to $48,000, 30% up to $70,000, then 33% for higher incomes. A NZ Accident Com-
pensation Corporation (ACC) scheme levy (1.7%) will also be deducted from your pay pack-
et. Note that these rates tend to change slightly year to year.
If you visit NZ and work for a short time (eg on a working holiday scheme), you may qualify
for a tax refund when you leave. Complete a
Refund Application − People Leaving New Zeal-
and IR50
form and submit it with your tax return, along with proof of departure (eg air-ticket
Travellers undertaking paid work in NZ must obtain an IRD number. Download the
IRD
Number Application − Individual IR595
form from the Inland Revenue Department website.
IRD numbers normally take eight to 10 working days to be issued.