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Nursing Organisations in New Zealand

Following are various homepages to some nursing organizations within New Zealand. These sites can give you invaluable information about nursing in New Zealand and help you to get familiar with the nursing scene there.

The Nursing Council of New Zealand
Nurse executives of New Zealand
Ministry of Health Nursing pages
Australian and New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses
New Zealand Nurses Organisation
College of Nurses Aotearoa (NZ)
National Council of Maori Nurses
New Zealand Occupational Health Nurses Association


Jobs: Various Health Board vacancies:

Given the general shortage of medical staff in New Zealand at present, many of the District Health Boards welcome applications from overseas candidates, but you must meet the immigration requirements for New Zealand to be considered for employment.

Northland Health
Auckland District Health
Counties-Manukau / Waitemata District Health
Waikato Health
Whanganui District Health
The Lakes District Health
Mid Central District Health Board
Bay of Plenty District Health
Hutt Valley District Health (you’ll find the current list of vacancies down the right hand side of the page)
Taranaki Health
Hawke’s Bay District Health
Tairawhiti District Health (Gisborne)
Capital and Coast District Health
Nelson and Marlborough District Health
Canterbury District Health
South Canterbury Health
Otago District Health
Southland District Health
West Coast District Health


Jobs: Nursing agencies and consultants

Recruitment agencies and consultants are a normal way of finding employment within New Zealand. These agencies can range from multi-national companies to small one-man-band operations. The service and success you receive from these companies can vary depending on whom you get to talk to within the organization, and what day it is. Don’t be put off if you have a bad experience with an agency, as the next one you approach may be just the ticket to finding employment.

Drake Personnel
New Zealand Nursing Agency
Medlink Recruitment Agency
Healthstaff Recruitment
Nurse Down Under
Supernurse
Netcheck New Zealand job portal
Health Recruitment
Christchurch Nursing Bureau
Eden Health – specialize in helping overseas candidates
Mercury Recruitment
Tonix Recruitment
Geneva Recruitment


Nursing Discussion

Discussion groups are a fantastic way to get information from those already in the know. Here is a list of such groups that you may find useful.

All Nurses A general nursing discussion group covering NZ also.
Advance for Nurses A general discussion forum. A bit clunky, so use the search function at the bottom to home in on your query.
Voy Forums A general nursing discussion forum. Not too much New Zealand information, but you can post a question there.
Nursing newsgroup through Google’s interface


Nursing - Of interest

Other nursing related sites from the nursing scene in New Zealand. The more you know about the industry there, the better prepared you’ll be when it comes to your application, job interviews, and actually settling there.

The International English Language Testing System – information for the English language requirements for non-English speakers.
New Zealand Nursing Review
Nursing Council Complete list of New Zealand educational institutions offering nursing and midwifery programmes
Medical Council of New Zealand
New Zealand Qualifications Authority – good place to get information on New Zealand qualifications
Everybody NZ A general health site covering issues in New Zealand



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