VACANCIES

Current Seasonal Vacancies:

Auckland: Fully Staffed

Packhouse: Our kiwifruit packhouse is now fully staffed, and we currently have no seasonal vacancies available. A big thank you to everyone who applied and joined us for the harvest season!

Orchard: Thanks to all that have applied for Winter Pruning. We are making our way through applications to find suitable candidates.

Upcoming vacancies: 
General Orchard Work – October 2025 to December 2025 (Recruitment begins in September 2025)
General Packhouse Work – February 2026 to June 2026 (Recruitment begins in January 2026)

Kerikeri: Fully Staffed

Work with us

Why work for us?

We understand that in order for us to provide our growers with the best possible service, we need to first look after our own people. That’s why we aim to provide our staff with the best possible experience – whether they join us permanently, or just for the main packing season. If you’re interested in joining the Punchbowl team on a permanent or seasonal basis, check out our current vacancies and hit the green “Apply” button above

We are backpacker friendly. Working for us is a great way to get a taste of New Zealand’s horticulture sector.

We offer:

  • Seasonal and permanent job opportunities
  • Free on-site parking
  • Medical health insurance and a wellness scheme
  • Little/no traffic woes (rural location)
  • A wonderful community to be part of (Franklin)
  • A collaborative and fun team environment

Keep up to date with all that’s happening with Punchbowl

Keep up-to-date with news from our sector via our quarterly newsletter, which can be downloaded here, or register here to receive it.

Welcome backpackers

Punchbowl is a backpacker-friendly site and welcomes travellers from all over the world to come and experience life working in New Zealand’s Kiwifruit industry. We can provide a diverse range of packhouse and orchard-based positions for our backpackers to provide full exposure to them during their stay with us. We offer limited worker accommodation, which includes private or shared rooms, communal kitchen facilities, a common room with TV, Wifi access, laundry and bathroom facilities.

Explore Aotearoa

Punchbowl is near the south Auckland town of Pukekohe and only 45-minutes’ drive from downtown Auckland CBD. Coromandel and Bay of Plenty areas – home to many stunning “postcard” sites – are only two hours away.