Careers
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Our 2025/26 season will run from 11th October 2025 to 9th May 2026.
Our 2026/27 season will run from 10th October 2026 to 15th May 2027.
Applications for Tour Guides, Conductors, Food Heroes and Bus Drivers for the upcoming season will open in August, however if you’re interested in working with us please take a look at the roles we recruit below. We’re always keen to meet with motivated individuals who are passionate about the tourism industry (the Ruapehu region in particular) and who enjoy or are about to enjoy, living in, or not far from Taumarunui.
Opportunities may arise during the season so please do get in touch with us at any time.
We are an equal opportunities employer and are proud to say we have a diverse workforce in terms of age, gender and ethnicity.
Join our Forgotten World whaanau today!
careers@fwa.co.nz
Keep scrolling for more roles and current vacancies…
TEAM ROLES
Forgotten World Adventures recruits the following roles ahead of each new season.
Our season runs from mid-October to mid-May.
Applications open July 2025
TOUR GUIDE
Do you have a gift for talking to people? Are you proud of your region and love to show it off? Do you love working outdoors? We are always interested in meeting exceptional customer-focused guides to join its team in Taumarunui. A clean NZ driver’s license is a must. Full training is provided.
Do you have a gift for talking to people? Are you proud of your region and love to show it off? Do you love working outdoors? We are always interested in meeting exceptional customer-focused guides to join its team in Taumarunui.
- Must be able to bring their personality to the job
- Love working outdoors and with people
- Have an interest in learning facts and stories
- Flexible, professional nature and able to deal with changes
- Attention to detail and pride in their work
- Understand customer service
- A clean NZ driver’s license
- Safety focused
- Part-time and full-time fixed-term work available between 1st October 2024 to mid-May 2025 including weekends
- Physically fit and able
- Full training provided
You must have the right to work in New Zealand to apply for this position.
Applications open July 2025
CONDUCTOR
Want to be involved in guiding customers, but unsure whether you have the confidence to stand up the front yet? Then this is the perfect pathway to guiding. Our Conductors are an integral part of the day – they help set up carts, maintain safety measures on the tour, interact with clients and gain valuable experience at speaking in public.
Do you have a gift for talking to people? Are you proud of your region and love to show it off? Do you love working outdoors? We are always interested in meeting exceptional customer-focused guides to join its team in Taumarunui.
- Must be able to bring their personality to the job
- Love working outdoors and with people
- Have an interest in learning facts and stories
- Flexible, professional nature and able to deal with changes
- Attention to detail and pride in their work
- Understand customer service
- A clean NZ driver’s license
- Safety focused
- Part-time and full-time fixed-term work available between 1st October 2024 to mid-May 2025 including weekends
- Physically fit and able
- Full training provided
You must have the right to work in New Zealand to apply for this position.
Applications open July 2025
FOOD HERO
Are you a food hero? We’re looking for people who have a good eye for detail and a flair for display. Someone who will help set up and pack up our off-grid tour lunch sites. No cooking required. Experience with food safety, handling and dietary requirements preferred, but not necessary – full training provided.
Do you have a gift for talking to people? Are you proud of your region and love to show it off? Do you love working outdoors? We are always interested in meeting exceptional customer-focused guides to join its team in Taumarunui.
- Must be able to bring their personality to the job
- Love working outdoors and with people
- Have an interest in learning facts and stories
- Flexible, professional nature and able to deal with changes
- Attention to detail and pride in their work
- Understand customer service
- A clean NZ driver’s license
- Safety focused
- Part-time and full-time fixed-term work available between 1st October 2024 to mid-May 2025 including weekends
- Physically fit and able
- Full training provided
You must have the right to work in New Zealand to apply for this position.
Applications open July 2025
Bus driver
Would you love a job where your passengers are all happy to see you? To work in a place where the drive becomes part of the journey, not just about getting to the destination? Be part of a thriving award-winning tourism business taking our clients and showing them our spectacular backyard in the heart of the King Country.
Do you have a gift for talking to people? Are you proud of your region and love to show it off? Do you love working outdoors? We are always interested in meeting exceptional customer-focused guides to join its team in Taumarunui.
- Must be able to bring their personality to the job
- Love working outdoors and with people
- Have an interest in learning facts and stories
- Flexible, professional nature and able to deal with changes
- Attention to detail and pride in their work
- Understand customer service
- A clean NZ driver’s license
- Safety focused
- Part-time and full-time fixed-term work available between 1st October 2024 to mid-May 2025 including weekends
- Physically fit and able
- Full training provided
You must have the right to work in New Zealand to apply for this position.
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Work life
“Showing kindness, generosity and respect to others”
Forgotten World Adventures embraces ‘Manaakitanga’. People are at the heart of our business – our staff, our guests and our partners.
There is a real sense of team spirit here at Forgotten World Adventures. We welcome team players - hosting our guests on each of our experiences is most definitely a team effort with everyone working together as one.
We have several long standing staff members and many who keep coming back to us season after season - for that we are extremely grateful. We strive to be an attractive place to work.
We offer comprehensive training and inductions to all new team members and refresher training for existing employees. This includes Health & Safety. We endeavour to offer training and upskilling opportunities for our staff.
We offer numerous staff engagement opportunities and proactively request feedback from staff to aid continual improvement
We strive to provide a 5-star customer experience from first contact to farewell - if you work for Forgotten World Adventures this will be central to whatever role you take on
As a company, we engage with visitors from different cultures with various abilities. We train our team to make interactions with guests both appropriate and respectful.
CAREER faqs
Forgotten World Adventures recruits during from July to September, ahead of each new season.
Our season runs from mid-October to mid-May.
You must have the right to work in New Zealand to apply for any of these positions.
If you’re interested in working with us please reach out. We’re always keen to meet with motivated individuals who are passionate about the tourism industry (the Ruapehu region in particular) and who enjoy or are about to enjoy, living in, or not far from Taumarunui. Send your C.V. and any additional information to careers@fwa.co.nz
We are an equal opportunities employer and are proud to say we have a diverse workforce in terms of age, gender and ethnicity.
