Where to find jobs in NZ: SEEK, Trade Me, Indeed, LinkedIn, government and sector job sites

The big general job boards

Site	Best for	Tips
SEEK (seek.co.nz)	The biggest NZ board across most white-collar, trades, health, retail and hospitality jobs	Create a profile and upload your CV; set alerts by title and region; use 'quick apply' only where your CV matches; check the salary filter; note 'applications per ad'
Trade Me Jobs (trademe.co.nz/a/jobs)	Strong for regional, rural, trades, hospitality, retail, small business and casual work	Set saved searches; check listings daily for regional roles; watch for fake ads (Trade Me has a scam-reporting process)
Indeed (nz.indeed.com)	Aggregates ads from many sources including employer sites	Good for coverage; duplicate listings are common; check the original employer site
LinkedIn Jobs	Professional, corporate, tech, government, graduate roles	Easy Apply is fast but crowded; messaging the hiring manager or poster can help
Jora and similar	More aggregators	Use as a back-up only

NZ Government Jobs (jobs.govt.nz): central government agencies advertise here (ministries, MSD, IRD, Police, Corrections, DOC and more). Applications often involve a form, a cover letter, a CV and sometimes a competency-based questionnaire. Vacancies come and go, so check regularly.
Health NZ | Te Whatu Ora: hospital, community and mental-health roles are advertised on the Health NZ careers site; nursing, allied health, orderlies, kitchen and admin roles are advertised there. Hiring varies by region and role. Registration (Nursing Council, etc.) is required for clinical roles.
Councils: every city and district council has a careers page (parks, roading, libraries, planning, water, customer service). Look at your own council and neighbours.
Education Gazette (gazette.education.govt.nz): teaching and school support jobs. TeachNZ (now part of the Ministry of Education's workforce site) covers becoming a teacher, scholarships and incentives.
GETS (Government Electronic Tenders Service, gets.govt.nz): this is for procurement tenders, not jobs, but contractors and small firms can find work contracts there. Useful if you're going self-employed.
Police, Defence Force, Fire and Emergency, Corrections each recruit through their own sites.

Sector	Where to look
Farming and rural	Farm Source and DairyNZ jobs pages (DairyNZ runs a careers site for dairy), Farmstrong for wellbeing, rural recruiters, Trade Me, the local rural supply store notice board, Federated Farmers and Beef + Lamb NZ
Horticulture and seasonal	NZ Apples & Pears, Zespri growers and packhouses, HortNZ, RSE employers and local labour hire firms (see seasonal calendar guide)
Construction and trades	Master Builders, Site Safe, BCITO/Competenz job boards, merchants' noticeboards, Trade Me, Facebook trades groups
Healthcare	Health NZ, aged-care groups (Ryman, Summerset, Bupa etc. career pages), NZNO
Education	Education Gazette, TeachNZ, early-childhood centre groups
Hospitality and tourism	SEEK, Trade Me, Facebook groups for your town, direct visits during quiet hours
IT	SEEK, LinkedIn, Hays, Robert Walters, Absolute IT, NZTech community
Community and not-for-profit	Do Good Jobs (dogoodjobs.co.nz), Philanthropy NZ, Council of Social Services (check current boards)
Jobs for disabled people	Workbridge (workbridge.co.nz) offers free job search and interview support

Site names and addresses change; use a quick search to confirm the current one before relying on it.

Work and Income work brokers can match you to employers with vacancies and sometimes to employer subsidies (see the government work programmes guide).
Student Job Search (see the Work and Income website) is for students and recent graduates looking for part-time, holiday or graduate work.
Tahatū Career Navigator (tahatu.govt.nz) replaced the old careers.govt.nz site. It has job-hunting guidance, career profiles and a CV builder.

General information only. Confirm with the agency for your situation. Spotted something out of date? Email help@unemployed.nz.