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🌊 Hire raft guides in New Zealand

Shoulder Season is a free seasonal job board read by guides who chase winter and summer seasons. Post your raft guide opening with pay and housing and we put it in front of them β€” free, or featured for $49 / 30 days when payments go live.

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Early region. We track only a handful of openings here so far. Southern-hemisphere seasons let you recruit North American guides for their off-season β€” list free and we will push it in the weekly.

Openings we track here

3

3 employers Β· data as of 2026-11-05

Posted pay

We don't have enough posted hourly rates in this region to quote a range yet β€” post yours with pay and you'll stand out.

From employer postings. See the Seasonal Guide Wage Report.

When guides decide

Most raft guides commit during Jan–Apr. Post before then.

Certs guides look for: swiftwater rescue, WFA/WFR, CPR, and any state guide licence (e.g. Utah river guide licence, Colorado outfitter-registered guides).

What gets guides to apply

Current openings in New Zealand

🌊 Raft guide

Senior Grade 4/5 Raft Guide

Kaitiaki Adventures Β· Rotorua (Kaituna & Wairoa rivers), Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
NZ$28.75–35.75/hr
🏠 Housing: askπŸŽ“ NZRA Grade 4/5πŸ“… Nov 2026 – Apr 2027 (NZ summer)

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