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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
local work possibilities. Base Backpackers ( www.stayatbase.com/work ) runs an employment
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.
Kiwi Careers ( www.kiwicareers.govt.nz ) lists professional opportunities in various fields (agri-
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
copies) to the Inland Revenue Department ( www.ird.govt.nz ) .
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.
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