Tour Guide

Permanent / Full time position

Hourly rate $ $30.00

Location - Tekapo / Mackenzie District

Mō tātou, ā, mō kā uri ā muri ake nei - for us and our children after us.

Are you passionate about delivering exceptional customer experiences?

Does the opportunity to make your mark on a world class tourism development excite you?

Are you looking for an opportunity to work for Ngāi Tahu Tourism, one of the largest tourism operators in Aotearoa?

We have a newly created role as Tour Guide to join our talented team at Dark Sky Project. This position offers the unique combination of guiding as well as driving our manuhiri (visitors).

Our world-class Astronomy Centre on Takapō lakefront brings to life the science of stars and Tātai Aroraki (Māori astronomy) through an immersive and engaging international experience. This experience is a world-first and compliments the range of outdoor experiences that we currently offer to our domestic and international visitors to the region.

Our purpose is to make the connection - with our customers, through our people, to our place and to Ngāi Tahu.

We take great pride in warmly welcoming manuhiri to our experiences and manaakitanga (hospitality) is one of the core values that drives the way we do business. As hosts, we care for our manuhiri and our team as our own whānau.

A little bit about you:

We are looking for someone who has:

• Minimum of 3 years relevant experience in astronomy or associated sciences (required if the listed qualification is not held)
• Proven experience in public speaking and/or tour guiding
• Demonstrated experience in a customer-facing role
• Prior experience in the tourism industry is desirable
• New Zealand Diploma in Astronomy (Level 4) or an equivalent qualification (required if the above work experience is not met)
• Valid Driver's Licence
• Current P endorsement or ability to obtain one
• Class 2 Driver's Licence or ability to obtain one
• First Aid Certificate or ability to obtain one
• Has safety at the heart of everything they do
• Is conscientious and understands the importance of conducting routine vehicle inspections before every tour and maintaining accurate driver logbooks
• Strong time management
• Has a passion to learn and correctly pronounce reo Māori names and terms

Want to find out a little bit more about us?

Check us out here:

Interested in joining us?

Aside from being an awesome place to work we offer competitive remuneration, excellent training, staff discounts and cool new work uniforms. Dark Sky Project is a fun, unique and safe place to work and we'd like to keep it that way. Before starting with us, you'll go through a range of checks, including drug and alcohol testing. Health and safety is super important and this is part of how we keep you, our team and our customers safe.

Keen?

If you're a star that shines as brightly as those our manuhiri star gaze at, then apply now We will be assessing applications as they arrive.

Job Details

Reference #

34878

Business areas

Dark Sky Project

Posted on

Thursday 06 Nov 2025

Closes on

21 Nov :00

Expertise

Hospitality & Tourism

Work type(s)

Full-time, Permanent