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  • Apply for a work visa

    Found in Immigration and visas / Get a visa to work in NZ / Apply for a work visa

    If you’re planning to work in New Zealand and you’re not a citizen or permanent resident of NZ or Australia, you’ll need a visa that lets you work.

  • Choose your residential care

    Found in Health / Rest homes and residential care / Choose your residential care

    You choose the rest home or hospital that you want to move to and can afford.

  • Lottery grants for disabled people

    Found in Health / Financial help and services / Lottery grants for disabled people

    Grants funded by Lotto help to pay for equipment for disabled people who want to be more closely involved in their communities.

  • What to do when someone dies

    Found in Family and whānau / Death and bereavement / What to do when someone dies

    Steps to help you through the death of a loved one.

  • Check your own credit record

    Found in Consumer rights and complaints / Debt and credit records / Check your own credit record

    You can get your credit report for free. If your information is wrong, you can get your record corrected.

  • Family violence leave

    Found in Work / Family violence leave

    If you, or a child in your care, are affected by domestic and family violence, you can ask your employer for paid family violence leave and flexible working arrangements.

  • Trial periods

    Found in Work / Finding and starting a job / Trial periods

    A trial period is a timeframe that employers can use to find out if you are suitable for a job. An employer can dismiss you and you cannot raise a personal grievance for unjustified dismissal if the trial period was valid.

  • Property enduring power of attorney

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

    An enduring power of attorney (EPA or EPOA) for property gives the people you trust, the power to look after your money, property and other assets — especially if you’re unable to.

  • Working while on a student visa

    Found in Immigration and visas / Get a New Zealand student visa / Working while on a student visa

    International students in New Zealand may be able to work while on a student visa. Your eVisa or visa sticker in your passport shows whether you can work.

  • How to pay the International Visitor Levy

    Found in Immigration and visas / Visitor visas and the NZeTA / How to pay the International Visitor Levy

    Most people visiting New Zealand for a short period of time must pay the NZD$100 International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy (IVL).

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