how do i get working holiday visas for australia and new zealand?

I want to go on a working holiday to Oz & NZ while I still can. I need to apply for the visas before I turn 31 in a few weeks..
I want to travel there around the end of 2011, although I’m not sure for how long in each country and how long the whole trip will be etc. I think I want to buy a one-way flight to Sydney/Melbourne then later work out where to go etc. Can I do this, or do the visa people need more concrete plans/return flight ticket?
How much is the NZ visa through the NZ immigration, as i haven’t found a price yet? There’s seems to be alot of visa agencies trying to charge more than I have to pay.
I found the proper Oz one, 235 dollars, but not the NZ one yet…
I’m sure I meet all the requirements: age, health, money in bank etc.
What else do I need to know/do?
I really don’t want to start planning my trip yet, i just need to apply for the visas now cos my 31st birthday is coming up.. 8th April. argh!

As you know, you need to apply for each visa before you turn 31 so you had better get a move on with both of them. If you want to go to Australia first, get the Oz one now and leave the NZ one for another week or so to stretch your entry dates to the limit. You can apply right up until the day before your birthday but DON’T FORGET that both countries are many hours ahead of your country and the eligibility date is taken as the date in Australia or NZ as the case may be. I’ve heard of a couple of sad stories where someone forgot to take the time difference into account.

Each visa will be allow you to enter its grant country within 12 months of the visa grant date, so get both and then spend as much time as possible in one country and then move to the other before the 12 months is up for the first entry date to the other country.

The New Zealand visa will cost you NZD$140 for the 12 month version and as you know, the Australian one is AUD$235. Get both visas via the official government sites. From any other site/s, the visas will take longer and will cost more for no benefit to you whatsoever.
http://www.immigration.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/00B58004-04AB-46C6-B32B-5CE91FBA979A/0/INZ1028January2011.pdf NZ visa fees

In each case, you can have either a return or onward ticket OR enough additional funds to buy one over and above the basic funds requirement. Most working holiday makers play it somewhat by ear so you won’t need anything in the way of concrete plans or bookings.

EDIT:
The age limit is taken from when you APPLY for your visa.

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