If you have school going aged children, then you won’t want to miss our escapades and adventures, if you are otherwise lucky enough to only have to consider your own needs, then this blog post won’t be of any use to you, so skip ahead to the next one. Tony Blair, a previous UK Prime … Read moreGetting the Kids to School
As part of your move abroad journey, you will need to consider day to day financial aspects. The aspects in this blog post, whilst specific to New Zealand, can be used as a guide to the things you will need to take into consideration whichever country you decide to move to. Part of the process … Read moreSorting Out The Finances and other day to day matters
Once, you have settled into your new home, waiting for your shipment to arrive, making do with blow up beds and odds and ends that you have managed to scrap together, the inevitable subject of bringing in an income will arise. If you have been lucky enough to secure employment before you arrived then you … Read moreSorry, We Were Looking for a Local – Work Matters
Well done, on getting this far; you have arrived at the final point in your journey of moving to New Zealand. The actual move and the very last practical things that you will need to do to get you ready to start your new life abroad. Final packing tips on moving day When completing a move … Read moreThe Actual Move
Even with the best laid plans there will be the inevitable stresses and strains that come at the end. It is at this stage in the process that, you may be met with moments of indecision, that is, when you find a moment to stop and think amongst the multitude of tasks that need to … Read moreDealing with Anxiety and Indecision
As you may have realised by now, there are lots of practical matters that will need to be taken care of. Within this bigger shipping journey, there are those intricate details which should not be overlooked at this stage. It is not just a simple matter of transporting your worldly possessions and yourself to your … Read moreAlmost Reaching Final Stages – Follow Strict Regulations on Items Brought in, Indecision and Anxiety
It’s all official and you’re in. All that’s left now are all the final practical preparations. You will want this relocation to NZ to be as stress free and smooth as possible, so careful planning, down to the last detail is required here. Find that military precision in you because what you are about to … Read morePreparations, Decisions, Organisation – Wish I Was An Octopus
The worst part of the whole process is the waiting. Each day you check your email. Nothing. You check the post — no mail. You log on line for some news but there seems to be nothing happening. The wheels of motion move slower than anyone can imagine at this stage. It will try any … Read moreIt’s Official – You’re In
So, by now your plans to move to New Zealand are probably coming along. You’ve decided that you want to move abroad, you’ve worked out where you plan to move to and you might have taken a recce trip, if not, then you have probably been busy completing your research online. So what’s next? Before … Read morePlanning The Move – “Expressing Your Interest”
We had decided to make the move abroad and had worked out where to move to. We felt that the next step was to take a pre-planning trip to New Zealand or as it is sometimes called a ‘recce’ trip, in order to obtain a feel for the country and also to confirm that this … Read morePre-move Preparation: Is a ‘reece’ trip a necessity and should you take one?