Careers
We Are Hiring!
Want to work with us? get in touch!
Applications are now open!
We are currently recruiting:
Tour Guides
Safety Conductors
Food Heroes/ Lunchies
Bus Drivers
Applications close Friday 29th August 2025.
Successful applicants must be available to work from 30th September 2025 to 9th May 2026.
Full-time and part-time positions available. Full training provided.
Please send CVs and cover letters 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.
Keep scrolling for more roles and current vacancies…
CURRENT VACANCIES
We are currently recruiting the following roles ahead of the upcoming 2025/26 season.
Applications Open – Hiring Now
TOUR GUIDEs
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 and have an interest in sharing stories of our local history and culture?
We’re looking for guides to join our talented and friendly team for the 2025/26 season.
Based in Taumarunui, Ruapehu region.
- Must be able to bring their personality to the job
- Love working outdoors and with people
- Have a knack for remembering stories and facts
- Flexible, professional nature and able to juggle multiple tasks
- Attention to detail and takes pride in their work
- Understand customer service
- A clean NZ Driver Licence. P Licence useful.
- Safety focused
- Part-time and full-time fixed-term work available between 30th September 2025 to 9th May 2026 including weekends
- Physically fit and able
- Full training provided
- First-aid and chainsaw safety certificates desirable
Applications Open – Hiring Now
Conductors
Want to be involved in guiding guests but are 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 our tours – they help set up carts, maintain safety measures on the tour, interact with guests and gain valuable experience at speaking in public
We’re looking for Safety Conductors to join our talented and friendly team for the 2025/26 season.
Based in Taumarunui, Ruapehu region.
- 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 takes pride in their work
- Understand customer service
- A clean NZ Driver licence
- Safety focused
- Part-time and full-time fixed-term work available between 30th September 2025 to 9th May 2026 including weekends
- Physically fit and able
- Full training provided
Must be available from 30th September 2025.
Must have the right to work in New Zealand to apply for this position.
Applications close Friday 29th August 2025.
Applications Open – Hiring Now
FOOD HEROes
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.
We’re looking for Food Heroes/Lunchies to join our talented and friendly team for the 2025/26 season.
Based in Taumarunui, Ruapehu region.
- Must be able to bring their personality to the job
- Love working outdoors, with food and people
- Have a flexible and professional nature
- Be able to deal with last minute changes to the plan
- Attention to detail and takes pride in their work
- Understand customer service
- A clean NZ Driver’s licence
- Safety focused
- Part-time and full-time (casual) positions available between 30th September ’25 and 9th May ’26, including weekends
- Hours are generally 9am-3.30pm
- Physically fit and able
- Full training provided
Must be available from 30th September 2025.
Must have the right to work in New Zealand to apply for this position.
Applications close Friday 29th August 2025.
Applications Open – Hiring Now
Bus drivers
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 means of reaching the destination? Be part of a thriving award-winning tourism business, transporting our guests and showing them our spectacular backyard in the heart of the King Country.
We’re looking for Bus Drivers to join our talented and friendly team for the 2025/26 season.
Based in Taumarunui, Ruapehu region.
- Class 1 & 2 (minimum)
- P-endorsement (large vehicles) or the ability to apply for it
- Must be able to bring their personality to the job
- Love working outdoors and with people
- Have a flexible and professional nature
- Be able to deal with last minute changes to the plan
- Understand customer service
- A clean NZ Driver licence
- Safety focused
- Part-time and full-time (casual/fixed term) positions available between 30th September 2025 and 9th May 2026, including weekends
- Physically fit and able
- Commentary training provided
Must be available from 30th September 2025.
Must have the right to work in New Zealand to apply for this position.
Applications close Friday 29th August 2025.
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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.
