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Green List Tier 1

Becoming a Nurse in New Zealand

Registered Nursing, Enrolled Nursing & health pathways

Self-paced · ~75 minutes · Free

Registered Nurse is a Green List Tier 1 role — a straight-to-residence pathway with NCNZ registration and a qualifying job offer.

$75k+
new-grad salary, rising to $106k+ at Step 7 (MECA)
1,000+
assessed clinical placement hours
State Final
exam to registration

Module map

A
Orientation — why nursing, RN vs EN, who this suits
B
What you will study — anatomy, pharmacology, cultural safety, placements
C
Passing the NZ way — rubrics, clinical reasoning, AI rules
D
Becoming registered — NCNZ, State Final Exam, English bar
E
Resources & avoiding failure
F
Career, Green List & action plan

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