Slideshows
Find out more about the jobs you're interesting in by watching slideshows of real people who are doing those jobs.
Teaching Year 3 and 4 students is sometimes challenging, but David Pierson says he gets a lot of satisfaction from his work. See what his job involves, and find out what David likes most about working with kids.
David Pierson, Primary School Teacher (added 1 September 2010)
Working as a train manager on the Overlander train between Auckland and National Park can involve long days, but Anna Lawrence says getting out of the city and seeing some of the countryside makes her job like “a wee vacation”.
Anna Lawrence, Train Manager (added 28 June 2010)
Che Naran is responsible for seeding, watering and harvesting a range of crops on a vegetable farm. To help him with the job, he has a GPS fitted on his tractor - watch the slideshow to find out why.
Che Naran, Assistant Vegetable Farm Manager (added 1 June 2010)
As an arboricultural tutor, Marlies Laser gets to spend a lot of time in the trees with her students – though not as much as she had expected. Watch a slideshow to find out what Marlies' job really involves.
Marlies Laser, Arboricultural Tutor (added 25 May 2010)
Krystle Kelly works in a busy Southland veterinary clinic. Watch a slideshow to find out what her main tasks are, and what keeps her motivated in her job.
Krystle Kelly, Veterinary Nurse (added 11 May 2010)
Civil engineer Joe Wheeler works for Meridian Energy in a graduate position. Watch a slideshow to see what he gets up to at Meridian's West Wind wind farm near Wellington.
Joe Wheeler, Civil Engineer (added 15 April 2010)
Te Kooti Ross is an apprentice greenkeeper on a golf course. Hear him talk about the work that he does and see how he uses a variety of tools and machinery in his job.
Te Kooti Ross, Apprentice Greenkeeper (added 23 February 2010)
Watch a slideshow of world champion tree climber Chrissy Spence at work as an arborist, and find out how she got into the job - and overcame her fear of heights.
Chrissy Spence, Arborist (added 13 January 2010)
Greenkeeper Aaron Turley is in the third year of his apprenticeship. Watch a slideshow to find out what he likes about working on a golf course, and where he thinks the job could take him.
Aaron Turley, Apprentice Greenkeeper (added 16 December 2009)
Brent Cations' job as a landscape gardener includes upgrading parks. Watch a slideshow of him in the first park he worked on, and hear about the satisfaction and challenges of his work.
Brent Cations, Landscape Gardener (added 16 December 2009)
Raul Lambert gets paid to climb trees every day. Watch him at work as he shows the thrills and challenges of being an arborist, and talks about the risks of the job.
Raul Lambert, Arborist (added 5 November 2009)
Owen Barnes says his passion for surfing flows through to his work as production manager and marker/cutter for Bodyline wetsuits. Watch a wetsuit take shape as Owen marks out and cut pieces of neoprene, ready for the machinist.
Owen Barnes, Production Manager and Marker/Cutter (added 3 September 2009)
Jonathan Newby took a holiday job as a tractor driver, but ended up choosing to do a horticulture apprenticeship. See what he gets up to during a typical day at the orchard.
Jonathan Newby, Horticultural Worker (added 18 August 2009)
Kevin Drinkwater has been dairy farming for nearly 50 years, but he's still learning new things about cows. Follow him through his morning milking routine.
Kevin Drinkwater, Dairy Farmer (added 29 July 2009)
Vicki says that her work as an animal control officer is very diverse. And though some parts of the job are tough, the flip side is that she gets to help reunite missing pets with their owners.
Vicki, Animal Control Officer (added 22 July 2009)
Warren Stoddart has worked on the Wellington wharves for more than 30 years, driving trucks, fork-lifts, straddle carriers and cranes. See what it’s like to operate a container crane.
Warren Stoddart, Crane Operator - Assessor (added 14 July 2009)
Police officer Jana likes the challenge of coming to work every day and not knowing what is going to happen. What are some of the things police officers do?
Jana, Police Officer (added 20 April 2009)
Michele Dales has been weaving harakeke kete [flax baskets] for about 30 years. She describes it as "working with nature to create something beautiful". Find out how she goes about creating kete.
Michele Dales, Weaver (added 9 April 2009)
Vicky Nath moved to New Zealand from Fiji two and a half years ago. He says that from the moment he puts on his white chef’s jacket he has one thing on his mind: getting that one step further.
Vicky Nath, Apprentice Chef (added 7 April 2009)
Robin Angell is the owner of Angell Building, a small building construction business. At the moment he is renovating a house and building a flat behind it. How does he do it?
Robin Angell, Builder (added 7 April 2009)
Jared Mason, award-winning camera operator, has been working for TVNZ news and current affairs for more than seven years, and can’t imagine having any other job. Find out what a day in the life of a camera operator is like.
Jared Mason, Camera Operator (added 7 April 2009)
