ers ▁to ▁live ▁and ▁work ▁in ▁Britain ▁as ▁British ▁citizens . ▁The ▁continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁tr end ▁may ▁be ▁resid ual ▁re colon ial ism ▁but ▁in ▁addition ▁most ▁New ▁Zealand ers ▁have ▁friends ▁and ▁often ▁relatives ▁in ▁London , ▁and ▁its ▁fav ou rable ▁working ▁hol iday ▁scheme , ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Europe , ▁and ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁English - spe aking ▁also ▁make ▁Britain ▁a ▁des irable ▁destination . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁former ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Helen ▁Clark ▁described ▁the ▁O E ▁to ▁Britain ▁as ▁" an ▁important ▁tradition ▁for ▁many ▁New ▁Zealand ers ". ▁ ▁Working ▁hol iday ▁schemes ▁New ▁Zealand ▁has ▁reci pro cal ▁working ▁hol iday ▁schemes ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁countries . ▁These ▁allow ▁young ▁people ▁from ▁those ▁countries ▁to ▁apply ▁for ▁a ▁working ▁hol iday ▁vis a ▁for ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁but ▁also ▁for ▁New ▁Zealand ▁citizens ▁to ▁apply ▁for ▁a ▁working ▁hol iday ▁vis a ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁work ▁and ▁live ▁in ▁those ▁countries ▁for ▁( us ually ) ▁up ▁to ▁a ▁year . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁be ▁el ig ible , ▁trav ellers ▁need ▁to ▁be ▁between ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁ 3 0 ▁( s ometimes ▁ 3 5 ) ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁Some ▁countries ▁( like ▁the ▁USA ) ▁require ▁applications ▁to ▁be ▁made ▁through ▁organis ations ▁like ▁IE P , ▁CC USA , ▁Camp ▁Le aders , ▁or ▁Camp ▁Canada . ▁The ▁full ▁current ▁list ▁of ▁countries ▁covered ▁is :