Information for foreign doctors
To work in New Zealand, you first have to confirm eligibility for registration as a doctor. All matters to do with registration and examination are administered by the Medical Council of New Zealand.
First visit the Medical Council's website www.mcnz.org.nz to assess yourself against the standard of a New Zealand trained doctor.
Contact the Medical Council directly to make application for registration before you make any applications for employment.
PO Box 11-649
Wellington
Phone 0064 4 384 7635
Fax 0064 4 385 8902.
Email mcnz@mcnz.org.nz.
All matters to do with your eligibility to emigrate to this country should be discussed with the nearest New Zealand consular office. These are usually located in the New Zealand Embassy or High Commission in most overseas countries.
The New Zealand Rural GP Locum Scheme arranges locum placements for rural General Practitioners.
Vacancies for doctors in New Zealand are advertised in a number of medical publications, including -
- The New Zealand Medical Journal,
- New Zealand Doctor,
- New Zealand Health Employment Gazette
New Zealand Doctor
MediMedia (NZ) Ltd
PO Box 31-348
Auckland 1330,
New Zealand Health Employment Gazette
PO Box 68-450
Newton
Auckland
Locum agencies -
Auckland Medical Bureau
PO Box 37-753
Parnell
Phone 0064 9 377 5903
New Zealand Medical Staffing Ltd
PO Box 74-385
Phone 0064 9 623-8004 or 0064 9 630 1769
These services also arrange partnerships, and sale of practices.