Just stumbled across this thread. I know this is ~2 years after it was posted but thought I'd share a bit of info for any of those who are thinking of going down the Dietetics path because there is little to no inside information available on the internet about it in NZ and I wish I had someone to talk to before I did it. I'm completing my Dietetics Masters qualification in a months time in Otago - overall I found it an interesting course, HOWEVER, I wouldn't recommend anyone to do it unless you were 100% passionate about food. Basically the job market for Dietitians is COMPLETELY saturated. Ever since Auckland and Massey started Dietetic courses there has become way too many graduates for job positions and it is extremely difficult to get jobs - in the cohort above me, I think like a 1/4 of graduates got jobs, and many tried to start their own private practices but the problem with that is there are way too many already. Unlike nurses and doctors, dietitians do not come under HWNZ (Health Workforce NZ) and therefore, the number of graduates aren't regulated so universities can pump out as many graduates as they want to get $$ - great for the university but bad for the students. If the pay was a lot better and Dietitians had more respect in the work place from other health professionals and the public (the public doesn't know the difference between a Dietitian who has done their masters and a nutritionist who has done a 2 week online course or a PT) then it would potentially be worth it, even if job prospects were poor - who wants to spend the rest of their career battling for 0.6 FTE jobs in cities and towns they don't want to move to just to get a job? Not me. When I say these things, I speak on behalf of pretty much my whole Dietetics class. I know this sounds negative but it's the truth - I guess I am just trying to provide some transparency on the Dietetics courses in NZ (Aus is similar if not worse) as there seems to be very little information anywhere except for careers.govt.nz. If anyone has any questions about Dietetics please feel free to message me, I would love to help those out who are interested in it but have little information to go by - I know I would've loved someone to talk to back before I started!