Northland District Health Board welcomes overseas applicants and invites and queries you may have regarding your registration.

To enable you to practice in New Zealand you are firstly required to be registered with the appropriate registration board and secondly to hold a current practising certificate.

Nursing Council of New Zealand
PO Box 9644
Wellington 6141
New Zealand

Ph: +64 4 385 9589
Fax: +64 4 801 8502
E-mail: oseas@nursingcouncil.org.nz
Website: www.nursingcouncil.org.nz


Midwifery Council of New Zealand
PO Box 24448
Manners Street
Wellington 6142

Ph: +64 4 499 5040
Fax: +64 4 499 5045
E-mail: info@midwiferycouncil.health.nz
Website: www.midwiferycouncil.health.nz

If you are not a New Zealand or Australian citizen or resident, you must apply for a work visa at your nearest New Zealand Embassy or High Commission.

We recommend that you begin this process immediately.

• For more details about NZ Immigration requirements, please visit the New Zealand Immigration Service

• For further information on the New Zealand Health System, please contact the Ministry of Health