The information contained in this section is designed to help facilitate the transition from overseas to New Zealand. A number of independent sources of information have been listed and you are strongly encouraged to gather as much information as possible to develop a realistic and personal impression of life in New Zealand.
Our Candidate Information Pack provides information about meeting the eligibility criteria, what the process entails and what is involved in the transition from overseas to a new life in New Zealand. 
Candidate Information Pack
We have also collated a Life in New Zealand Pack which will provide you and your family with an overview of New Zealand as well as support information for relocation, schools, health, money matters and getting around. Life in New Zealand
For further reading, available from www.amazon.com or www.howtobooks.co.uk, we recommend "Emigrating to New Zealand" by Steve Horrel. 'An indispensable guide for anyone thinking of living and working in New Zealand’.
Useful Websites
To help you envisage what it is like to live in New Zealand, we have provided internet links to New Zealand websites with information on real estate, education, tourism, employment, vehicles and household goods. Where applicable, we have provided official government organisations.
The Royal New Zealand Navy bears no responsibility for the websites listed on this website.
"It is different, with a different pace of life, different societal norms – and of course a better rugby team!"
CDR M.D Piggot