Doing seasonal work

Who can get these

You need to have recently started a seasonal job and stopped your benefit.

When you start work

If you're starting seasonal horticulture or viticulture work, the  New Zealand Seasonal Work Scheme can help with:

• costs like transport, gear and clothing
• an accommodation costs payment
• an incentive payment.

Talk to us about New Zealand Seasonal Work Scheme before you start the job.

Find out the full details of who can get this and what you can get:

Can't work due to bad weather

Seasonal Work Assistance is a payment to help if you've:

• lost wages because of work missed due to bad weather, and
• stopped getting a benefit to do this job.

Find out the full details of who can get this and what you can get:

Planning your next job

Most seasonal jobs are temporary, so you need to plan what job you'll do next.

Seasonal jobs are available all year in New Zealand. We have information about finding seasonal work and how to plan out where you can work and when:

If you'd like to try a different type of job, or just want to see what's out there, you can see jobs available now:

When your seasonal work ends

When your contract ends we may be able to help with:

• money while you look for work
• finding a new job.