More jobs available in Rotorua

Job seekers in Rotorua can take their pick as skilled and entry-level vacancy numbers rise.
Recruiters say they're encountering higher volumes of entry-level work and temporary jobs are being turned into permanent positions.
The number of job advertisements in The Daily Post in the six weeks to Saturday, March 12 is up 35.5 per cent compared with a six-week period from September to October 2010.
"We've had a lot of entry-level reception-type roles, secretary and office juniors, which we've not seen for a while," said Angelique Tizard, team leader at the Rotorua office of recruitment company Personnel Resources.
"I've also had a lot of health and safety and HR [human resources] roles which are more senior positions. There are lots of people looking for work, which is great for us as while someone might not be suitable for the role they've applied for we might have another role they are suitable for.
"Last month we had a few temps get into permanent jobs. Temping is a fantastic way of selling yourself. If you do a good job the company will find you a permanent role."
She said their vacancies were across all industries as "all industries need office staff".
In the last six weeks a range of job vacancies appeared in The Daily Post. They have been for unskilled roles, such as forestry positions, garden maintenance and bar work, as well as roles requiring qualifications such as a mental health professional, physiotherapist and coach drivers.
As well as the 40-plus job vacancies published each Saturday, job website Seek had 172 roles specifically in Rotorua on its website yesterday, as well as another 240 in the rest of the Bay of Plenty.
They offered jobs in retail and tourism as well as more specialised roles - including one that required the winning candidate to speak fluent Russian.
TradeStaff said it was finding the current market a bit stagnant across the Bay of Plenty but they were still finding people work.
"The important thing we're noticing on a nationwide basis is people are shifting down to Christchurch in expectation of work," northern operations manager Grant Kedian said.
He said TradeStaff was filling 40 to 50 general labourer and skilled tradesmen jobs a day in Christchurch.
"We've had a client request 15 builders in Christchurch.
"He has no work at the moment but knows there will be a huge demand on skilled tradesmen so he wants to secure them now rather than be stuck down the track.
"Locally as soon as we get a job we fill it.
"We're placing 25 to 30 temporary jobs, some are day-to-day, some are ongoing."
Plenty of people are still looking for work. At the end of September, 1325 people were registered with Work and Income as seeking employment in Rotorua. At the end of December that figure had risen to 1473. But it's been worse - in September 2004, 2028 Rotorua people were registered as unemployed.
Bay of Plenty Regional Commissioner for Social Development Mike Bryant said, "While we have come through a difficult economic time, the job market is picking up and we are beginning to see an increase in vacancies being listed with us.
"We are confident we will see a big reduction in benefit numbers in the next six months. We suggest that employers who are thinking of recruiting make the most of the skilled people who are currently available. They can do so by phoning our Employer Line 0800 778 008."
Vacancies listed with Work and Income for positions across the Bay of Plenty region total 159. Of those, 29 are Rotorua-based positions.
Jobs are in the agriculture, retail, hospitality, labouring, trade professionals and administration areas.
Mr Bryant said Work and Income promoted vacancies listed on Seek, in newspapers, through temp. agencies and contracts that were designed to move people into employment.
Between 8000 and 9000 people were expected to be required for the 2011 kiwifruit season.
Recruitment had already started and Work and Income was working closely with seasonal employers and the industry to maximise employment opportunities for job seekers.