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  • Working in NZ for up to 3 months

    Found in Immigration and visas / Get a visa to work in NZ / Working in NZ for up to 3 months

    Some types of visitor visas allow you to work in New Zealand for up to 3 months.

  • Producing food for sale

    Found in Health / Food safety / Producing food for sale

    If you’re selling or giving away food, you need to make sure you follow food hygiene regulations.

  • Work that leads to residence

    Found in Immigration and visas / Get a visa to work in NZ / Work that leads to residence

    If you’re 55 or younger and want to live in New Zealand (NZ) permanently, you can apply for a resident visa, or a work visa that leads to residence after working here for 2 years.

  • Ordinary power of attorney versus enduring power of attorney

    Found in Family and whānau / Power of attorney — enduring and ordinary / Ordinary power of attorney versus enduring power of attorney

    Ordinary power of attorney (POA) and enduring power of attorney (EPA or EPOA) are often mistaken for being the same but they have some important differences.

  • Alcohol interlocks

    Found in Transport / Driving fines and penalties / Alcohol interlocks

    An alcohol interlock is an electronic device that prevents you from driving if you’ve been drinking.

  • Your last pay when you leave a job

    Found in Work / Your last pay when you leave a job

    If you leave, retire, are fired or made redundant from a job, check that your final pay and deductions are correct.

  • Daylight saving in NZ

    Found in Recreation and the environment / Daylight saving in NZ

    In spring, we change our clocks forward 1 hour to New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT). In autumn, we change our clocks back 1 hour to New Zealand Standard Time (NZST).

  • Leadership Development Centre

    Found in Government A-Z / Leadership Development Centre

    As a business unit within Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission, LDC is the primary delivery vehicle for sector-wide leadership development.

  • Prescription charges

    Found in Health / Doctors, dentists and prescriptions / Prescription charges

    You pay a contribution to the cost of the medicines prescribed by your doctor — currently this is $5 for most items. If your medicine is not fully subsidised, you might have to pay more.

  • Not returning to your job from parental leave

    Found in Work / Parental leave / Not returning to your job from parental leave

    You can decide to leave your job and resign at any time while you’re on parental leave. You just need to give the correct notice and it may affect any holiday pay you’re due.

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