New Zealand's skilled-worker system runs on employer sponsorship: an employer must first become an INZ-accredited employer and pass a job check before a migrant can apply for an Accredited Employer Work Visa, with faster residence pathways for roles on the Green List. This set links only to Immigration New Zealand, other .govt.nz agencies, professional registration bodies, and official regional development agencies โ private immigration advisers and relocation marketers are deliberately excluded.
The core Immigration New Zealand pages for choosing a visa, understanding the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV), and the skilled residence pathways that can follow it.
How a New Zealand employer opts in to hire migrant workers under the AEWV: becoming accredited, passing the job check for each role, and where INZ publishes the employer lists. This is the closest New Zealand equivalent to a public register of participating employers.
Immigration New Zealand does not publish a single searchable name-by-name list of every accredited employer on its own site; the Approved Employers page links to the Recognised/Supplementary Seasonal Employer lists and explains how to verify AEWV accreditation. Ignore any third-party site claiming to host a full 'accredited employer list' โ none of those are official.
The occupation lists that unlock the fastest residence pathways, plus the professional registration body responsible for each regulated occupation family that appears on them.
Whether an overseas qualification needs to be formally assessed, and the English-language evidence Immigration New Zealand accepts for work and resident visas.
Official regional council or regional economic development agency pages covering work opportunities, skill shortages, and moving to each region. Coverage varies โ some regions currently run their functions through the district/regional council rather than a standalone agency.
Some agencies have restructured recently (e.g. Waikato's former Te Waka closed; several regions fold economic development into the council itself) โ links point to the current official successor page where one exists.
Official public-sector job boards covering central government, health, education and local councils.
Large private job boards commonly used for the New Zealand job market. Included for completeness โ these are not government sites.
The practical government steps after arrival: tax number, healthcare eligibility, KiwiSaver, and renting.
Directory of official and semi-official sources, compiled 2026-08-26. Links are to the issuing body wherever one exists. This page states no eligibility, processing time or fee, and is not immigration advice โ rules change, and the issuing authority is always the current source.
Your own government runs the register of licensed recruiters, the emigration clearance and the welfare fund that apply before you leave. Those pages are written from that side.
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