newcomers · New Zealand
Newcomers in New Zealand
First steps, trusted services and people who have done it before you.
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Newcomers · New Zealand · 5 public bodies
New Zealand · newcomers
Newcomers in New Zealand
First steps, trusted services and people who have done it before you.
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First steps
This guide for New Zealand is being prepared and will be reviewed by a qualified professional. It gives information and referrals, never legal advice.
First steps
6 topics- 01Status and documents
Residence, asylum and family reunification: where to find official information and qualified help.
- 02Work and qualifications
Recognition of qualifications, licensing paths and first jobs.
- 03ࡋࡉࡔࡀࡍࡀ
Host-language courses and heritage-language schools.
- 04Health and wellbeing
Registering with health services and finding culturally competent care.
- 05Housing and money
Housing, banking and avoiding scams that target newcomers.
- 06Community
Meeting people safely: the local cell, events and mentors.
Public bodies for newcomers in New Zealand
5 public bodies, by what each one deals with. Each one is checked against its official page (last on 23 October 2026).
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1 body- Immigration New Zealandࡋࡓࡀࡎࡕࡉࡀࡆࡌࡀࡉ
Visas, residence and refugee and protection status.
ࡋࡀࡂࡉࡅࡕࡀ ࡅࡇࡌࡀࡉࡀࡕ ࡖࡋࡀࡂࡉࡀ
1 body- UNHCR Help New Zealandࡕࡀࡍࡀࡅࡉ
UNHCR information for refugees and asylum seekers in New Zealand.
ࡌࡉࡍࡉࡀࡍࡉࡍ ࡖࡃࡅࡄࡅࡋࡀ
1 body- 111ࡋࡓࡀࡎࡕࡉࡀࡆࡌࡀࡉ
Call 111 for police, fire or ambulance.
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1 body- English Language Partnersࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
English classes for adult migrants and former refugees.
ࡒࡅࡁࡀࡋࡕࡀ ࡖࡌࡀࡃࡓࡀࡊࡉࡀ
1 body- International qualification assessmentࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Assessment of qualifications obtained abroad.
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