Moving to Rotorua

Embrace Rotorua’s enviable lifestyle

Rotorua is a great place to live for so many reasons. With its glistening lakes, spectacular forests and amazing geothermal wonders, Rotorua is the perfect home for nature lovers. Residents benefit from world-class outdoor activities like fishing, boating, swimming, mountain biking and trail running. Rotorua has become the lifestyle destination of choice for professional couples, families and people that have a passion for life and the outdoors.

Rotorua also has one of New Zealand’s most diverse economies, with businesses offering job opportunities across forestry and wood processing, tourism, geothermal, agribusiness, education, health, manufacturing and social services. This is a city rich in creativity and talent. Businesses thrive here around growth industries and innovative niche markets, including mountain biking, food provenance and technology.

Located in the centre of the North Island, Rotorua makes it easy to get there to anywhere. Regular flights between Rotorua and Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch keep Rotorua connected and it’s less than an hour’s drive from a number of beaches and two and a half hours to New Zealand’s largest ski field.

We know that moving to a new city can be daunting, so we’ve pulled together some information below to assist you with job and house hunting and schooling to help get you and your family settled.

 
 

housing and accomodation

Rotorua offers a good range of housing options: city apartments, suburban homes, rural lifestyle blocks, and lakeside properties. We work with one of Rotorua’s largest property management companies who will work with you and your family to find a home that suits your needs.

For a list of local real estate agents see Realestate.co.nz.
 
For rentals, check out:

We can also provide short-term accomodation for you while you are getting settled. If you have more questions about finding accomodation please drop us an email on the link below and we’ll get in touch.

Education options

There is no shortage of excellent educational institutes and programmes for your family to choose from in Rotorua, whether you need day care for your infant or tertiary options for your young adults or yourself. Nearly 50 schools are located within the Rotorua region, with all levels of education available to students. Both private and state-integrated schools are available and include New Zealand’s top-performing Catholic school, John Paul College.

In Rotorua, it’s easy for students of all levels to excel within the local education system. Smaller schools and class sizes provide more one-on-one learning opportunities, and having access to the many extracurricular activities that come with studying in the unique Rotorua environment enriches the students’ learning experiences. Our schools also provide cultural and sporting pursuits both during and outside school hours.

Find out more about the schools in Rotorua and where they are located on the link below.

employment

Rotorua’s diverse economy of small to medium sized businesses means that a myriad of career opportunities is available – from front line, labourers and tradespeople, to highly specialised technicians, scientists, academics and professionals.

Businesses are thriving in growth industries such as mountain biking, wood processing and food provenance.
People in and around Rotorua are employed in a wide range of businesses, from tourism and hospitality, forestry, wood processing, and agriculture, to emerging sectors such as light manufacturing, technology and design. In addition to a range of large Government employers, including Lakes DHB, Rotorua District Court, Ministry of Social Development, Ministry of Forestry, and Māori Land Court, a selection of other key employers include Scion, Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology, Red Stag Timber Limited, and Timberlands Limited.

With a number of high calibre recruitment and temping agencies located in Rotorua, assistance in finding a role is only a phone call away.