The New Zealand immigration department designed the new web tool to make it easier for employers to find New Zealand holiday makers who want to work during the peak months of the year.

The 'Magnet technology' targets people with desirable skills and encourages them to travel to New Zealand. The website will help potential employees to find a job and at the same time will act as a free database for employers who seek skilled temporary workers. 

Immigration senior account manager for the Department of Labour, Jenny Alexander, that the program pilot scheme has been very successful with more than 1,000 registrations within the first month.

Initial data showed the tourism and hospitality industry employers can forget about their staff problems as majority of applicants seek for a temporary job in this sector.  

"Staffing a seasonal business is difficult. Even in a tight economic climate it can be hard to find the people you want, with the skills you require, who can work when you need them to," Ms Alexander said. "And for many employers, it can seem too hard to recruit workers from overseas. Until now."