Kiwifruit Bud Thinning – START 28/10 runs until 7/11
| Published | 22/10/2025 |
| Location | Motueka, New Zealand |
| Category | Kiwifruit |
| Job Type | Need Staff Now |
| Number of Roles Available | 12 |
| Start Date | 2025/10/28 |
| End Date | 2025/11/07 |
| Starting Rate | 23.50 |
Description

We’re looking for reliable and hardworking orchard workers to join our kiwifruit teams in Lower Moutere, Motueka. This role is hands-on and essential to ensuring our orchards produce high-quality fruit. It’s ideal for people who enjoy working outdoors, don’t mind a physical work, and want to be part of a friendly, collaborative team. Reasonable fitness is required, as the roles involve working on your feet throughout the day.
What you’ll be doing:
- Dates: Start TUESDAY 28 October until 7thNovember 2025
- Position description: bud thinning
- Rate: $23.50 + 8% holiday pay ($25.38)
- Working hours: Weather dependable. Monday till Friday (7.30am – 4pm with increasing to 9-hr days later in the season). You must be available to work weekends (mainly Saturday).
Then you can move to the following position that starts on/around 24th November (Apple Tree Thinning) BUT please note that there may be a gap of up to two weeks between jobs. That should give you enough time to explore the beautiful Nelson Tasman region!
What we offer:
- No experience needed – we have a fantastic team of supervisors that will train you up.
- Opportunity to work for an employer that values hard work and looks after their staff
You must be NZ citizen/resident or have current work visa to be able to apply for this position. You MUST apply via our FORM https://forms.office.com/r/n4aniHmJWf
No other forms of applications will be accepted, thank you for your understanding.
