Skills Index
This page indexes the repository as a bundled New Zealand newcomer onboarding package.
Audience
This package is designed for:
- international students arriving in New Zealand
- Chinese newcomers who want bilingual guidance
- Codex users
- Claude Code users
- maintainers who want a reusable newcomer bundle
Bundle View
Pre-Departure
Purpose: Pre-departure planning and packing guidance for students heading to New Zealand.
prepare-nz-study-departure
- Purpose: Build and tailor a pre-departure checklist for Chinese students heading to New Zealand, covering documents, payment, phone setup, electronics, adapters, and packing decisions.
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Arrival Setup
Purpose: First-week setup tasks for identity, tax, banking, mobile, and public transport.
kiwi-access-card
- Purpose: Answer questions about New Zealand Kiwi Access Card eligibility, online versus in-person application, required documents, fees, processing times, and form interpretation.
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nz-ird-number
- Purpose: Explain how to apply for and use a New Zealand IRD number, including eligibility, required identity documents, tax setup, and common first-arrival questions.
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nz-bank-account
- Purpose: Explain how international students and new arrivals can open and use a New Zealand bank account, including common document requirements and setup tasks.
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nz-mobile-connectivity
- Purpose: Explain how new arrivals in New Zealand can choose and activate mobile service, including prepaid versus plan, SIM versus eSIM, and airport setup.
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nz-public-transport
- Purpose: Explain how to start using public transport in New Zealand cities, including transport cards, local transit apps, airport-to-city setup, and concessions.
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Living Basics
Purpose: Day-to-day setup tasks after arrival, including housing and healthcare.
nz-renting-basics
- Purpose: Explain the basics of renting in New Zealand for international students, including application documents, bond, tenancy setup, and first-week housing questions.
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nz-healthcare-access
- Purpose: Explain how international students and new arrivals can access healthcare in New Zealand, including GPs, urgent care, pharmacies, and student health services.
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Purpose: Repository distribution and discoverability support.
repo-discoverability
- Purpose: Improve the discoverability of a GitHub repository for search engines, GitHub users, and AI agents.
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nz-skill-creator
- Purpose: Create or update repository-native skills in NZ Life Skills and keep package docs, manifests, and bundle-level agent indexes in sync.
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Extended
Purpose: Travel-planning skills that extend the repository beyond newcomer onboarding.
nz-travel-planner
- Purpose: New Zealand travel planning skill for road trips and multi-day travel, especially in the Auckland Northland and Bay of Islands region.
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travel-planner
- Purpose: Universal travel planning skill for multi-day road trips and city-hopping itineraries anywhere in the world.
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Package Rules
- Prefer official sources.
- Treat policy-sensitive details as unstable.
- Verify current rules before answering operational questions.
- Update the relevant reference file if official guidance changes.