Slideshows
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So you like our slideshows? Now you can get access to all the slideshows on our website from this page. The newest slideshows are at the top, and you can easily tell whether something's new, as each slideshow shows the date it was added.
And don't forget to keep checking back, because we'll be adding new slideshows regularly.
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)
When Andrew Wordsworth was in his early twenties, he worked with teenagers as a youth worker, so becoming a nurse who worked with children seemed like a natural step for him to take. But what’s it like to be a paediatric nurse?
Andrew Wordsworth, Hospital Nurse (added 7 April 2009)
Jared Watson studied for eight years to become a clinical psychologist and says that helping people improve their quality of life also gives his own life purpose. But what’s Jared’s job all about?
Jared Watson, Clinical Psychologist (added 7 April 2009)
Sonya McIntyre gives a lot of herself emotionally to her job. This can be tiring, she says, but at the same time it can be very rewarding. What’s it like to work with children at an early childhood centre?
Sonya McIntyre, Early Childhood Teacher (added 7 April 2009)
