Top 10 must-try foods in Australia and New Zealand
It’s no secret that there’s rivalry between Australia and New Zealand, but with this top 10 we’re celebrating foods that both places have to offer. Have a read and see which foods you’ll want to sink your teeth into on your trip to the Land Down Under!10. Pineapple Lumps - Not as healthy as it sounds. Instead of mouth-watering fruit, full of nutrients like Vitamin C, you’ll get...
Summer Opportunities with BUNAC
With the summer quickly approaching, it’s time to quit lollygagging and get your travel plans in order! With so many great destinations the toughest part will be deciding where to go! Work AmericaHead to the land of the free and the home of the brave this summer with
Work America.&n...
Top 10 Extreme New Zealand Adventures
There are so many reasons to visit New Zealand, and we're super duper excited to offer up our top 10 extreme activites that will get the blood rushing and your adrenaline pumping! Check out the best of the best below!
10. White Water Rafting – Splash through the water of Shotover River while the waves come crashing down on you. Over 60 kilometres of river wil...
A Pre-Rugby World Cup message from our Kiwi partners
As New Zealand gears up for the invasion of rugby fanatics from all over the world, we received this message from IEP, our Work New Zealand partners.
We hope you are enjoying the summer in the northern hemisphere while we here at IEP get super excited about the Rugby World Cup 2011 from 9 September – 23 October. We have been busy doing our homework and resea...
New Zealand Rugby World Cup fixtures announced!
On a picturesque, quiet island country in the Pacific, the rugby world is stirring. New Zealand is preparing itself to host the biggest tournament in Rugby Union – the Rugby World Cup!
Battle commences on September 9th, by which time the biggest and best players in the world will be fit and ready to pull on their jerseys, don their gum shields and scrum down! This year’s tournament sees all the Home Nations in a...
The countdown is on for the New Zealand Rugby World Cup 2011
Thursday September 9, 2010 marked 'one year to go' before the opening match of Rugby World Cup 2011 kicks off at Eden Park in Auckland - just a short distance from BUNAC’s partner office!
For the next three weeks, rugby supporters will be able to purchase individual match tickets through www.rugbyworldcup.com. This will be the last chance for fans to get individual tickets before next year. During this time fans can apply to purchase in...
I'd happily stay forever in... New Zealand
New Zealand has won a prestigious travel award from Lonely Planet, the world's most famous guidebook - in the inaugural Lonely Planet Awards.
Thousands of British travellers voted online in various categories for the awards - which showcase some of the most fantastic places and experiences around the world.
New Zealand topped the category 'I'd happily stay forever in …'
Tourism New Zealand ...
Gap year students encouraged to go and see haka in New Zealand
According to the Year Out Group, sports fans could witness a truly "spine-tingling" event if they manage to take in the haka while watching a rugby match on Work New Zealand.
Gregg Anderson, regional manager of Europe for Tourism New Zealand, said that the country is a nation full of rugby fans who love nothing more than showcasing their country, and the whole place will be buzzing when it hosts the w...
10,000 jobs available for Rugby World Cup in New Zealand!
With the news that 10,000 to 15,000 hospitality staff will be needed to serve the 1.7 million fans who are expected to attend the Rugby World Cup in September next year, New Zealand is set to become the top gap year and career break destination of 2011! Find out more about these jobs at the officia...
Grown up Gap Years - you haven't missed the boat!
Bored of work and being in the same place? Feel like experiencing new and exciting cultures? Need a fresh challenge and grown up gap year options? If you answered yes to these questions then you’re probably considering a career break - and why not? It’s your opportunity to give something back, have fun and get the time out you deserve. Career breakers return from their travelling adventures feeling revived, with new skills and directions and
ambitions fulfilled.
Because the...
Top 10 things to do in New Zealand
Kia ora!
Did you know that New Zealand has been named both “Adventure Capital of the World” AND “Most Peaceful Place on Earth”? Or that people are outnumbered 10 to 1 by sheep?
It’s the nation that brought us Flight of the Concords, hokey pokey, Lord of the Rings, manuka honey, keas, All Blacks, Maoris, meat pies and kiwis (not to be confused with kiwifruits)! With that ...
Working holidays for the over 30s
Aged 33 and having returned from an adventure filled year in New Zealand, Jo sent us this insight into 'the age question' - what effect does being over 30 have on a working holiday...
Su and I both needed the IEP Work Exchange Visa for our working holiday as we were over 30, but did our age mean our experiences were vastly different from the ‘typical’ Work New Zealander (if there is such a thing)? Yes probably, but I don’t think that is a negative thing.
There were tim...
New Zealand for the more mature gapper
Aged 33 and 34 and having spent their twenties in busy city jobs, Jo and Su were approximately 10 years older than most working holidaymakers. Travelling to
New Zealand on BUNAC's
exclusive visa for 30-35 year olds, they were looking to rediscover who they were ...
New Zealand Ski Resorts
New Zealand is a popular ski destination for skiers and snowboarders searching for year-round ski season opportunities. Here’s BUNAC’s guide to some of the Southern Hemisphere’s best ski resorts…
Popular Ski fields
North Island
• Whakapapa
• Turoa
BUNAC destinations take the Travel Awards by storm!
BUNAC destinations have taken
The Guardian,
The Observer and guardian.co.uk annual Travel Awards by storm, coming top in many of the categories. Check out how a BUNAC programme could be your ticket to experiencing these travel hotspots first hand...
Favourite overseas city
1. Sydney - See...
10 friends, 10 years on …
This summer Suzanne is organising a 10-year reunion for her fellow 1999 Work New Zealand participants in the Lake District. Commenting that her BUNAC trip has been the single most influential thing she’s ever done, Suzanne recounts some of her experiences…
Of the 25 of us that arrived in Auckland in September 1999, I'd say about 10 are still my very close friends, including my best friend Dee, who I travelled with for the entire 18 months and then li...
Finding a job abroad with BUNAC may be easier than you think
We regularly hear from BUNAC participants that finding a job abroad is often easier than they expected with BUNAC’s support. Travellers are often surprised at the difference an accent and flexibility can make when looking for work abroad - none more so than in NZ!
To give you an insight into what our past Work New Zeala...
Job hunting in a foreign land!
We just got this great employment update via our Auckland office from two participants currently living it up in New Zealand. Thanks for the advice Lisa!
We know that you like hearing success stories so we thought it would be nice to share ours.
My boyfriend and I took an apartment in Queenstown which was a bit of a risk having no job offer at the time. However, through a casual conversation with the manager of the apartments Al landed himself a job creating a websit...
10 years on - how a working holiday can change your life!
We love hearing from past participants - particularly when they're still talking about experiences abroad 10 years after participating in their BUNAC programmes! Check out what some former Work New Zealand participants are up to:
'I think there were 25 of us in the first batch of Work NZ participants - we left on September 30th 1999. Of that number, I'd say about 10 are still my very close friends, one of wh...