Do you think it would be best writing to the health boards/hospitals explaining my position and asking them what would be available for me?

I'm really confused about visas, as to whether I would be allowed on a student working visa or not as this is not a requirement to my course, I just want some experience, so I would have to go down a working visa route? I guess I will just have to ring up the visa office in London or write to them to sort it all out! I'm glad i'm starting looking now as I have a year to plan this, which it seems I might need!!!

Even if I can only work as a physio assistant for a few weeks and then a HCA for the rest of my stay I wouldn't mind, just so long as i'm in NZ!