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Watch videos about 200+ jobs in the new <a href="https://tahatu.govt.nz/video-library/">video library</a>.

Discover more about yourself and get career ideas.

Get inspired

Kia whakaohooho

Discovering who you are

Te tūhura haere i a koe anō

Understand what to do at school now to get the future you want.

School and NCEA

Kura

Moving on from school

Te panuku atu i te kura

Doing NCEA

Te mahi NCEA

Find out if study and training can take you towards your career goals.

Study and training

Doing study or training

Te mahi ako, te mahi whakangungu rānei

Paying for study and training

Te utu i ngā mahi ako me te whakangungu

Getting qualifications

Te whiwhi tohu

Finding and applying for scholarships

Te rapu me te tono mō ngā karahipi

Study and training providers

Te ako me ngā kaiwhakarato whakangungu

Discover career ideas and tips for getting or changing a job.

Work

Mahi

Looking for a job

E rapu mahi ana

Applying for a job

Te tono mahi

Working in Aotearoa

Te mahi i Aotearoa

Doing an interview

I roto i te uiui

Starting and leaving a job

Te tīmata me te wehe i tētahi tūnga mahi

Plan ahead to make your career goals happen.

Plan your future

Whakamahere ā mua

Making a career decision

Te whakatau i tō aramahi

Acting on your career decision

Te whakatinana i tō whakatau aramahi

Watch career idea videos and find out what it’s like to work in 200+ jobs.

Ngā ataata taiao me te toitūtanga

Utility arborist, climbing arborist, arboriculture consultant

Arborists undertake restoration, control and removal of plantings and maintain trees and shrubs.

You need a qualification to become an arborist.

Growing, gardening and forestry jobs involve growing, harvesting and selling plants, fruit, vegetables and trees. This includes creating and maintaining gardens, parks and sportsgrounds, and managing pests and weeds.

Arborist

Kaitiaki rākau

Arborists

Biosecurity field officer, biosecurity field operator, biodiversity officer, biosecurity technician

Biosecurity officers check areas of land and water for harmful animals or plants and organise pest destruction and control.

You usually need a qualification to become a biosecurity officer and experience may be useful.

Environment and sustainability jobs involve studying, developing, implementing and advising on policies and plans for managing and protecting the environment, animals, plants and other natural resources.

Biosecurity officer

Āpiha haumaru koiora

Biosecurity officers

Ecologist, environmental scientist, conservation officer, environmental manager, soil conservator

Conservation scientists do research and develop and manage policies and plans for using land sustainably and protecting natural resources.

You need a qualification to become a conservation scientist and experience may be useful.

Conservation scientist

Kaipūtaiao whāomoomo

Conservation scientists

Air quality technician, ecological technician, environmental technical officer, resource quality officer, water and soil technician, sampling technician, technical support officer

Environmental technicians collect samples and carry out tests to help environmental professionals investigate pollution and hazards.

You usually learn on the job to become an environmental technician and a qualification may be useful.

Environmental technician

Kaihangarau taiao

Environmental technicians

Gardener, groundskeeper, groundsperson, landscaper, greenkeeper, race course groundsperson

Gardeners and groundskeepers maintain and develop outdoor properties, gardens, lawns and parks.

You usually need experience to become a gardener and groundskeeper and a qualification may be useful.

Gardener and groundskeeper

Kaitiaki kāri, papa whenua hoki

Gardeners and groundskeepers

Kaitiaki whenua, ranger, DOC ranger, environmental conservationist

Kaitiaki whenua, kaitiaki, kaitiaki DOC, kaiwhāomoomo taiao

Kaitiaki rangers restore and maintain natural resources on whenua Māori.

Kei te whakaora me te tautiaki te kaitiaki taiao māori i ngā rawa taiao i ngā whenua Māori.

You need experience to become a kaitiaki ranger and a qualification may be useful.

Me whai wheako koe hei mahi hei kaitiaki, ā, ka whaihua pea tētahi tohu.

Kaitiakitanga (guardianship) is based on traditional Māori knowledge and ideas of connection with the natural environment.  

Kaitiaki rangers ensure the sustainability of the land by restoring and maintaining the natural ecosystems of Aotearoa as a taonga for future generations. 

Kaitiaki rangers use non-Māori scientific methods like technology to measure weather changes, and mātauranga pūtaiao (Māori scientific processes) to analyse, assess and support the sustainability of the taiao (environment).  

Mātauranga pūtaiao includes kōrero tuku iho (ancestral knowledge) and oral traditions. It is used to discover important environmental signs (tohu manu and tohu rākau) and historical gardening and fishing methods that were developed and used over generations.  

Kaitiaki rangers may lead iwi environmental projects in pest control and species regeneration, develop strategies and teach and guide others on the conservation of culturally significant areas.

E ahu mai ana te kaitiakitanga i ngā mātauranga Māori taketake me te ariā o te tūhonohono tonu ki te taiao tūturu.   

Ka whakarite te kaitiaki taiao māori i te toitūtanga o te whenua mā te whakaora anō me te tautiaki i ngā pūnaha hauropi māori o Aotearoa hei taonga mō ngā reanga e heke mai ana. 

Ka whakamahi te kaitiaki taiao māori i ngā tikanga pūtaiao ehara nō te Māori pēnei i te hangarau ki te ine panoni huarere, me te mātauranga Māori ki te tātari, aromatawai me te tautoko i te toitūtanga o te taiao.  

Kei roto i te mātauranga Māori te mātauranga tuku iho me ngā kōrero tuku iho. Kei te whakamahia kia kite i ngā tohu hira ā-taiao (ngā tohu manu me ngā tohu rākau) me ngā tikanga tiaki māra me te hī ika o mua he mea whakawhanake me te whakamahi i roto i ngā reanga.  

Ka ārahi pea te kaitiaki taiao māori i ngā kaupapa taiao ā-iwi mō te whakahaere kīrearea me te whakaora momo, te whakawhanake rautaki me te whakaako me te tohutohu i ētahi atu ki te tiaki i ngā wāhi whai hiranga ahurea.

Infrastructure jobs involve building and maintaining large networks like telecommunications and fibre lines, water and wastewater systems, and roads, bridges and dams.

Government jobs involve planning and checking public and commercial activities. This includes monitoring farming and the environment, and providing policy and immigration advice.

Education jobs involve teaching and supporting students at schools, universities, vocational education providers and other education facilities. This includes developing courses and caring for children.

Kaitiaki ranger

Kaitiaki taiao māori

Kaitiaki rangers

Ko tā te kaitiaki taiao māori

DOC ranger, park ranger, biodiversity ranger, environmental ranger, freshwater ranger, hut warden, conversation officer

Rangers protect, restore and maintain conservation and recreation areas like regional and national parks, wetlands, reserves and sites of cultural importance.

You usually need experience and a qualification to become a ranger.

Ranger

Kaitiaki

Rangers

Head of sustainability, environmental manager, sustainability director, land and water manager, environmental policy manager, chief officer of environment, social and environmental sustainability manager

Sustainability managers oversee the sustainability strategy for a company or organisation so that it has sustainable business practices that reduce its environmental impact.

You need experience and a qualification to become a sustainability manager.

Hiring, training and leadership jobs involve recruiting and training staff or talent, and assisting with and managing the operations of organisations and their programmes.

Sustainability manager

Kaiwhakahaere toitūtanga

Sustainability managers

Hydrologist, stream control officer, water inspector, water modeller, water supply modeller, water network planner, water network modeller

Water resource specialists manage research projects related to water resources like supply, quality, regulations and environmental issues.

You need a qualification and experience to become a water resource specialist.

Earth science and physics jobs involve studying geological processes to explain them. This includes surveying land and space, doing experiments, developing theories and increasing scientific knowledge.

Environment and sustainability videos,
Ngā ataata taiao me te toitūtanga

Career ideas in this playlist,
Ngā whakaaro aramahi kei roto i tēnei rārangipurei

Arborist

Kaitiaki rākau

Biosecurity officer

Āpiha haumaru koiora

Conservation scientist

Kaipūtaiao whāomoomo

Environmental technician

Kaihangarau taiao

Gardener and groundskeeper

Kaitiaki kāri, papa whenua hoki

Kaitiaki taiao māori

Kaitiaki ranger

Ranger

Kaitiaki

Sustainability manager

Kaiwhakahaere toitūtanga

Water resource specialist

Mātanga rawa wai

Other playlists,
Ētahi atu rārangipurei

Factories, manufacturing and food processing,
Ngā wheketere, whakanao me te tukatuka kai

Farming, fishing, forestry and mining,
Mahi pāmu, hī ika, ahurākau me te mahi maina

Government, law and safety,
Kāwanatanga, ture me te haumarutanga

Explore video library,
Torotoro puna ataata

Biosecurity officer

Āpiha haumaru koiora

Conservation scientist

Kaipūtaiao whāomoomo

Environmental technician

Kaihangarau taiao

Gardener and groundskeeper

Kaitiaki kāri, papa whenua hoki

Kaitiaki taiao māori

Kaitiaki ranger

Ranger

Kaitiaki

Sustainability manager

Kaiwhakahaere toitūtanga

Water resource specialist

Mātanga rawa wai

Other playlists, Ētahi atu rārangipurei

Farming, fishing, forestry and mining, Mahi pāmu, hī ika, ahurākau me te mahi maina

Government, law and safety, Kāwanatanga, ture me te haumarutanga

Other playlists,
Ētahi atu rārangipurei

Farming, fishing, forestry and mining,
Mahi pāmu, hī ika, ahurākau me te mahi maina

Government, law and safety,
Kāwanatanga, ture me te haumarutanga