New to New Zealand?

If you’ve recently moved to New Zealand you probably have lots of questions about how things work here, and we can help.

Our friendly volunteers are specially trained to provide an independent, confidential and free service:

Contact your local CAB for information about services available in your area, or just to talk about something you’re not sure about (read more about our services…).

Call CAB Language Connect for help, advice and information in more than 20 languages.

Visit one of the 30 Migrant Connect sites which provide a specially focussed service for new migrants. This service is funded by Immigration New Zealand, who also provides settlement information by phone (0800 776 948) and via the New Zealand Now website.

Come to some of the free information sessions covering topics of interest to people new to New Zealand. To find out what sessions are being held in your area click on the name of your nearest CAB in the table below, or visit the New Zealand Now events page to view the full list of scheduled sessions.

Information Sessions for new migrants (Click on a CAB in your area to find out more)
Auckland Sessions
CAB Auckland Central	CAB Browns Bay	CAB Eden Albert
CAB Manurewa	CAB New Lynn	CAB Northcote
CAB Pakuranga-Eastern Manukau
Wellington Sessions
CAB Central Wellington	CAB Kapiti	CAB Lower Hutt
CAB Porirua	CAB Upper Hutt
Sessions elsewhere in New Zealand
CAB Buller	CAB Christchurch	CAB Dunedin
CAB Gisborne	CAB Hamilton	CAB Invercargill
CAB Marlborough	CAB Napier	CAB Nelson
CAB New Plymouth	CAB North Canterbury	CAB Palmerston North
CAB Queenstown	CAB Rotorua	CAB Tauranga
CAB Whangarei

These are some of the issues we can help you with:

	Work and study visas, residency and citizenship Completing forms General information about visa and citizenship requirements JP services (for example certifying and witnessing)
	Working in New Zealand Getting a work visa Finding a job Knowing your rights as an employee
	Finding a place to live Your rights as a tenant Your rights as a flatmate Eligibility for government-subsidised housing Buying a house
	Education for you and your children Choosing a school for your children Adult education (including ESOL)
	Justices of the Peace JP services include witnessing signatures, completing affidavits and certifying copies.
	Benefits and publicly funded services Eligibility for benefits and help with applying for one ACC cover when you have an injury Finding a health service provider
	Democracy in New Zealand New Zealand Government Eligibility to vote Treaty of Waitangi
	Customs, colloquialisms and communication Understanding local customs

For more information and tips to help you settle in as a new New Zealander, visit the New Zealand Now website.

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