A place of work that is outside the Auckland region attracts bonus points as we want to ensure all of New Zealand can benefit from the skills of people moving here. To qualify for points you will need to prove that your employment is outside the seven local government areas that make up the Auckland region.
These local government areas are defined as follows:
- Rodney District Council
- North Shore City Council
- Waitakere City Council
- Auckland City Council
- Manukau City Council
- Papakura District Council
- Franklin District Council.
For a full definition of employment outside the Auckland region from our Operational Manual, see SM 9.10.
See also SM 9.15 for our policy on providing evidence of a place of work outside the Auckland region.