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If you look at your work permit, there may be conditions placed on it. On most work permits, these conditions will state your job title, your employer's details, and the location of your employment. If any of these details will change or have changed, your permit conditions must be changed as well, in order for you to continue lawfully working in NZ.
Depending on what exactly has changed about your job, you may need to apply for a Variation of Conditions on your existing permit or for a whole new work permit.
You may need a Variation of Conditions if any of the following applies to you (please attach evidence of the change from your employer and a completed Employer Supplementary Form with your application):
~Your job and employer are the same, but you are moving to a new location (eg. from Auckland to Wellington); or

~Your company has changed names, but all aspects of your employment remain the same; or

~You are changing your employer but staying in the same region (eg moving from North Shore to Manukau City) with no other changes on your job title and job description

Before you submit your Variation of Conditions application, consider how much longer your work permit is valid for. A Variation of Conditions does not change the expiry date of your work permit, so if the permit will soon expire, you might want to apply for a whole new work permit now, and get your employment details updated at the same time. Refer to the link below for work permit process.
You will need a whole new Work Permit if any of the following applies to you:
~Your job has changed (or you received a promotion); or
~You have a new employer and your employment has moved to a different location, outside of your current region; or
~Your employer has changed (for example, you are moving to a new company)
Please note that breaching the conditions on your permit (eg. working in Hamilton, when your permit states a Christchurch location) means you are working unlawfully, and this may result in permit revocation, removal from NZ, and your employer may be prosecuted and fined as well. It is very important that your work permit correctly reflects your employment details at all times.

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