Stand out. Spend nothing.
Turn your experience into a polished New Zealand CV. Build, edit and download PDF or Word. All free.
No sign-up. No card. No watermark.
You bring the experience. We’ll bring the structure.
A guided form for your details, experience, education and skills. Add a little at a time, edit your wording and arrange the sections to suit your story.
A head start, already written.
Upload a PDF or Word CV to prefill the builder. Check the imported details against your original, then make them your own.
Your profile. A new starting point.
Bring your experience, education and skills across from LinkedIn. Review the available details before adding them to your CV.
See it come together. Line by line.
See your finished document take shape as you write. The preview uses the same line breaks and page breaks as your PDF, so you know exactly what you’re sending.
Your words. Your kind of CV.
Designed for New Zealand CVs, with clear headings and a layout that’s easy to read. Switch templates any time. Everything you’ve written stays put.
The little things are included, too.
From a blank page to your first download, you’re in control.
- Room for your whole story.
- Add career highlights, earlier roles, projects, work preferences and extra information. Use individual skills or named skill groups. Keep the sections that work for you.
- Your first CV belongs here, too.
- Start from scratch with study, projects, volunteering and community involvement. You can mark work experience as not applicable and build from what you have.
- A little help before you download.
- A simple checklist makes sure you’ve added your name, email and a role, or marked experience as not applicable, before you move on to your download.
Pick up where you left off.
Your CV saves in this browser as you go. Come back to edit and download again. Keep a copy before changing devices or clearing browser data.
A whole CV, from your phone.
Build, preview and download on a phone, tablet or computer. The same free tools, one step at a time.
Your experience. More impact.
Turn what you’ve done into a CV that makes it count. Get AI help built for New Zealand, using only the facts you provide.
- A full rewrite, with you in control
- A CV tailored to the job you want
- Guided recommendations and premium templates
NZ$29, once.
No subscription.
The experience is already yours.
See how the same facts become a clear CV entry.
The details you provide
I worked at a café in Tauranga. I took orders, made coffees and trained two new staff. I also opened the café three mornings a week.
Example Pro rewrite
Served customers and made coffees at a Tauranga café. Trained two new team members and opened the café three mornings a week.
Every fact comes from the details above.
Your experience, clearly expressed. Your facts, kept intact.
Free means free.
- Is it free all the way to the download?
- Yes. Create your CV, choose any of the four free templates and download PDF and Word files without paying. There’s no watermark, trial period or card required.
- Do I need an account?
- No. You can build and download without signing up or giving us an email address. The email you add to your CV is part of your document, not a sign-up.
- Can I come back and make changes?
- Yes. Your CV is saved in this browser so you can return, edit it and download it again. Keep a downloaded copy before changing devices or clearing your browser data.
- What does KiwiCV Pro add?
- Pro adds an AI rewrite, guided recommendations, job-tailored CVs, premium templates, and job search and applications. The free builder and its downloads stay free.
Your next chapter
Take your experience somewhere new.
Your first job. A return to work. A change of direction. Start with what you know, and build a CV that shows it.
Free PDF & Word downloads. No sign-up. No card.

