Dr.Carsten Hallwass

Martina Könnecke-Hallwass

Katrin Schottke

Julia Cooke

Wendy Bee

About us

New Zealand Immigration Concepts

Live and Work in New Zealand

New Zealand Immigration Concepts Ltd was founded in 1994 in Nelson, New Zealand, and has since assisted countless migrants of many nationalities and countries of origin to sucessfully settle in New Zealand.

In 2007 our Job Search Service for Skilled Migrants - A division of New Zealand Immigration Concepts - was established, recognising the importance of finding employment for any immigrant.

New Zealand Immigration Concepts is located in New Zealand, focussing exclusively on assisting with immigration to New Zealand and offering the probably unique chance to make use of proactive inhouse job search assistance.

The People at NZIC:

"Please meet the team"

Dr. Carsten Hallwass, Director

Bachelor of Law and Doctor of Law, University of Kiel, Germany

Before migrating to New Zealand with his family in 1994, Carsten had studied Law and completed his thesis. He worked as a corporate solicitor and was partner in a law firm in Germany from 1988 to 1994.

Carsten is a passionate soccer player. Since his arrival in New Zealand he has been coaching a junior soccer team and continues to be a keen supporter of his home club Werder Bremen.

Carsten speaks English and German.

Martina Könnecke-Hallwass, Director

Bachelor of Law, University of Kiel, Germany

Before migrating to New Zealand with her family in 1994, Martina had worked as a solicitor in her own law firm in Germany since 1987.

Martina enjoys travelling, the outdoors, tramping and spending time with her teenage children.

Martina speaks English and German.

Katrin Schottke, Manager Job Search Service

Masters of Social Science, M.Soc.Sc, from University of Rostock, Germany and Real Estate Salesperson Certificate, Open Polytechnic of New Zealand.

Katrin has several years of work experience as a Social Worker in Germany. Since moving to New Zealand in 2002 she has worked in a variity of positions: as caregiver, in customer services, as office manager and real estate salesperson, thus gaining a broad spectrum of work experience in New Zealand.

Katrin is absolutely passionate about her role as Job Search Service Manager with NZIC and has successfully assisted many clients with their jobsearch.

Katrin enjoys the Great Outdoors - tramping, skiing, cycling, running - as well as art, music and literature.

Julia Cooke, Consultant UK and South Africa

Certificates in Management, Business Administration, Business & Finance and Communications, UK

Julia immigrated to Nelson, New Zealand with her young family from Hereford, UK in 2007.  Her memories of her own migration are still very much alive and she is enthusiastic about supporting other migrants with their move to New Zealand. Julia is specialising in working with immigrants from the UK and South Africa.

Julia enjoys spending time with her family, gardening and reading. This summer she completed the Buller Half Marathon.

Wendy Bee, Office Manager

National Diploma in Business Administration Level 5, National Certificate in First Line Management Level 4 - Associate Member of the Association of Administrative Professionals NZ Inc. (AAPNZ)

Wendy was born in Australia. She came to New Zealand on a 2 weeks holiday and decided to stay. Wendy is married to a New Zealander and has two adult sons. She brings extensive experience in all aspects of office management and administration to our team, having worked in a number of managerial positions in New Zealand in previous years. Her professional and at the same time friendly approach is valued by NZIC clients and other team members.

Wendy´s interests include geo-caching, walking and gym work. In January she successfully completed the Buller Half Marathon.

Integrity, Affiliations and Cooperations

The directors are

• Members of the New Zealand Association for Migration and Investment, NZAMI 

• Associate Members of the New Zealand Law Society

• Members of the Hanseatic Law Society of Bremen, Germany

Established cooperations with a sound network of New Zealand professionals guarantee that our clients are getting the best advice and service possible - at all times during the migration and settlement process:

• Accountants/Tax Consultants
• Law Firms
• Marketing and Management Experts
• Translation Services

At New Zealand Immigration Concepts we are more than happy to assess your chances of obtaining a residence or work permit for New Zealand

   "We are looking forward to hearing from you"