Postings read on 15 November 2026 from employers' public job boards. Who may apply from where is quoted from each posting; check it on the posting before you apply.
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Remote jobs in New Zealand: 30 contract roles open to people there
Looking for remote jobs in New Zealand? 30 remote contract roles at 19 employers are open to people who live in New Zealand, read from employers' job boards on 15 November 2026: 9 name New Zealand and 21 name a region that includes it. Another 690 roles are open anywhere outside the US. 7 of the 30 are AI-training, data-labelling or translation gigs, listed after the other roles.
By kind of work: Software 4 Design 1 Marketing 1 Sales 1 Support and operations 2 Writing and translation 2 Other 13 AI training and data labelling 6
Newest roles that name New Zealand 3
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Social Media Annotation - Freelance AI Trainer Project
Board labels (6 postings): New Zealand / Worldwide - Remote | United States of America / Worldwide - Remote | Ireland / Worldwide - Remote | United Kingdom / Worldwide - Remote | Australia / Worldwide - Remote | Canada / Worldwide - Remote
Employer's words: none on who may apply from where
Shown here as open to: anywhere in the world
Why it counts as contract work: the title says “Social Media Annotation - Freelance AI Trainer Project”
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Director, Solution Sales Engineering, Pacific region
Board labels (2 postings): New Zealand (title: Director, Solution Sales Engineering, Pacific region (New Zealand)) | Fiji (title: Director, Solution Sales Engineering, Pacific region (Fiji))
Employer's words: none on who may apply from where
Shown here as open to: Fiji, New Zealand
Why it counts as contract work: the employment-type field on the job board says “Contractor”
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*Voice & Text Chat * Psychic / Independent Contractor
Board label: Remote / Work From Home
Employer's words: “Live in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, or South Africa”
Shown here as open to: Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, United Kingdom, Africa
Why it counts as contract work: the title says “*Voice & Text Chat * Psychic / Independent Contractor”
Roles that name a region that includes New Zealand 20
Regions: Asia-Pacific. Which countries each region covers is our own table, on the About page.
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Technical Support Engineer - APAC
Board label: Remote
Employer's words: none on who may apply from where
Shown here as open to: Asia-Pacific
Why it counts as contract work: the employment-type field on the job board says “Contract”
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Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer - APAC
Board label: Remote
Employer's words: none on who may apply from where
Shown here as open to: Asia-Pacific
Why it counts as contract work: the employment-type field on the job board says “Contract”
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Technical Customer Support Engineer, APAC (Weekend Coverage)
Board label: Remote - APAC / India / Australia
Employer's words: “This role is specifically for people living in Asia, Australia, or the Pacific and/or willing to work standard Sydney hours.”
Shown here as open to: Australia, India, Asia-Pacific
Why it counts as contract work: the employment-type field on the job board says “Contract”
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Contract Recruiter
Board label: Australia
Employer's words: “We are seeking an experienced Recruiter to join our People Solutions Team and support our Life Sciences hiring in the Asia Pacific region.”
Shown here as open to: Australia, Asia-Pacific
Why it counts as contract work: the title says “Contract Recruiter”
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Lead Learning Experience Designer - Europe, APAC, Middle East (30 hours/week)
Board label: Remote
Employer's words: none on who may apply from where
Shown here as open to: Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East
Why it counts as contract work: the posting says “This is a flexible, contractor position on a 2 or 3 month term”
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Lead Product Manager, Digital Assets
Board label: APAC / Philippines / Remote /
Employer's words: “This role must be performed outside the United States.”
Shown here as open to: Philippines, Asia-Pacific
Why it counts as contract work: the employment-type field on the job board says “Contract”
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Client Success Representative (Remote within APAC region, Contract)
Board labels (6 postings): Thailand / Boca Raton, Florida, United States | Indonesia / Boca Raton, Florida, United States | Sri Lanka / Boca Raton, Florida, United States | Philippines / Boca Raton, Florida, United States | Malaysia / Boca Raton, Florida, United States | Vietnam / Boca Raton, Florida, United States
Employer's words: “Type of contract: Non-US Contractor Business Entity: INFUSE”
Shown here as open to: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Asia-Pacific
Why it counts as contract work: the employment-type field on the job board says “Type of contract: Non-US Contractor”
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Customer Service Expert (Remote within APAC region, Contract)
Board labels (6 postings): Vietnam / Boca Raton, Florida, United States | Sri Lanka / Boca Raton, Florida, United States | Philippines / Boca Raton, Florida, United States | Malaysia / Boca Raton, Florida, United States | Indonesia / Boca Raton, Florida, United States | Thailand / Boca Raton, Florida, United States
Employer's words: “Type of contract: Non-US Contractor Business Entity: INFUSE”
Shown here as open to: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Asia-Pacific
Why it counts as contract work: the employment-type field on the job board says “Type of contract: Non-US Contractor”
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Physician - Clinical AI Expert (Remote)
Board labels (3 postings): United Kingdom / Europe / United Kingdom | USA / United States | Asia
Employer's words: “Licensure: Registered doctor based in the US, Europe or Asia-Pacific.”
Shown here as open to: United Kingdom, Asia-Pacific, Europe
The label names only the US; the employer's sentence opens the role abroad, and the sentence is what we go by.Why it counts as contract work: the employment-type field on the job board says “Contract”
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Account Manager (SMB) India APAC
Board label: Remote (India)
Employer's words: none on who may apply from where
Shown here as open to: India, Asia-Pacific
Why it counts as contract work: the posting says “Negotiate commercial terms with confidence — pricing, discounts, and contract length, knowing when to hold firm and when to flex, especially on multi-year co…”
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Claude AI Engineer Technical Mentor - Independent Contractor (US Canada, Europe, MENA, India & APAC Timezones)
Board label: Remote
Employer's words: none on who may apply from where
Shown here as open to: Canada, India, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East
Why it counts as contract work: the title says “Claude AI Engineer Technical Mentor - Independent Contractor (US Canada, Europe, MENA, India & APAC Timezones)”
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Freelance Infrastructure Finance Reporter (APAC Focus)
Board label: Sydney
Employer's words: “As a freelance infrastructure finance reporter based in Sydney, you will produce high-quality, exclusive journalism on infrastructure investment activity across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.”
Shown here as open to: Australia, Asia-Pacific
Why it counts as contract work: the employment-type field on the job board says “Journalist Contractor”
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Agentic AI Technical Mentor - Independent Contractor (US Canada, Europe, MENA, India & APAC Timezones)
Board label: Remote
Employer's words: none on who may apply from where
Shown here as open to: Canada, India, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East
Why it counts as contract work: the title says “Agentic AI Technical Mentor - Independent Contractor (US Canada, Europe, MENA, India & APAC Timezones)”
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AI Technical Mentor - Independent Contractor (US Canada, Europe, MENA, India & APAC Timezones)
Board label: Remote
Employer's words: none on who may apply from where
Shown here as open to: Canada, India, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East
Why it counts as contract work: the title says “AI Technical Mentor - Independent Contractor (US Canada, Europe, MENA, India & APAC Timezones)”
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Cloud Technical Mentor - Independent Contractor (US Canada, Europe, MENA, India & APAC Timezones)
Board label: Remote
Employer's words: none on who may apply from where
Shown here as open to: Canada, India, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East
Why it counts as contract work: the title says “Cloud Technical Mentor - Independent Contractor (US Canada, Europe, MENA, India & APAC Timezones)”
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Cybersecurity Technical Mentor - Independent Contractor (US Canada, Europe, MENA, India & APAC Timezones)
Board label: Remote
Employer's words: none on who may apply from where
Shown here as open to: Canada, India, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East
Why it counts as contract work: the title says “Cybersecurity Technical Mentor - Independent Contractor (US Canada, Europe, MENA, India & APAC Timezones)”
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Data Technical Mentor - Independent Contractor (US Canada, Europe, MENA, India & APAC Timezones)
Board label: Remote
Employer's words: none on who may apply from where
Shown here as open to: Canada, India, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East
Why it counts as contract work: the title says “Data Technical Mentor - Independent Contractor (US Canada, Europe, MENA, India & APAC Timezones)”
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Independent Contractor - Mentor role for Software Architect track (US Canada, Europe, MENA, India & APAC Timezones)
Board label: Remote
Employer's words: none on who may apply from where
Shown here as open to: Canada, India, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East
Why it counts as contract work: the title says “Independent Contractor - Mentor role for Software Architect track (US Canada, Europe, MENA, India & APAC Timezones)”
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Product Experience Specialist (APAC)
Board label: Remote / Sweden
Employer's words: “This is a full-time, remote contractor position requiring availability during APAC business hours to provide seamless support coverage for our global user base.”
Shown here as open to: Sweden, Asia-Pacific
Why it counts as contract work: the posting says “This is a full-time, remote contractor position requiring availability during APAC business hours to provide seamless support coverage for our global user base.”
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Cloud DevOps Engineer Technical Mentor - Independent Contractor (US Canada, Europe, MENA, India & APAC Timezones)
Board label: Remote
Employer's words: none on who may apply from where
Shown here as open to: Canada, India, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East
Why it counts as contract work: the title says “Cloud DevOps Engineer Technical Mentor - Independent Contractor (US Canada, Europe, MENA, India & APAC Timezones)”
Not listed on this page 7
7 roles that name New Zealand or a region that includes it are not listed here, 7 of them AI-training, data-labelling or translation gigs. They are on the pages by kind of work above and on each employer's page. 690 more roles are open anywhere outside the US; see the pages by kind of work. By employer: Meridial 2, G2i Inc. 1, RWS TrainAI 1, LILT (Production) 1, TSMG 1, MrBeast Contract Jobs 1.
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