There are over 300 different health careers available in New Zealand. What you do is up to you. Have a look at the Health Occupations table to see the type of training needed for specific health roles.

Download the Health Occupations Summary table (pdf 130kb).

There are many educational institutions throughout New Zealand that provide health-related courses which will help you on your path to an exciting health career. Some universities and polytechs also provide extramural courses which mean you are able to complete some studies from home. 

 

The University of Auckland

Manukau Institute of Technology

Auckland University of Technology

Unitec

The University of Waikato

Massey University

Whitireia Community Polytechnic

Victoria University of Wellington

University of Canterbury

Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology

University of Otago

Universal College of Learning