Getting to New Zealand
Meeting other migrants
Move2NZ
www.move2nz.com
A forum with over 30,000 members run by Mike & Tammy. A good source of friendly information and a really good online chat area. Mike & Tammy also run seminars in the UK and the Skilled Migrants Resource centre, see below.
Skilled Migrant Information & Resource Centre
www.lovenewzealand.info
Run by those nice people at Move2NZ
UK2NZ Forum
www.uk2nz.co.uk
This was the forum that I used when I first moved here, but left, as it was a spectacularly unpleasant place with some very nasty posters. It has however changed ownership and now seems a much more relaxed and useful place to be. Hopefully it will take off and remain so.
Moving your Money
www.hifx.co.nz or www.hifx.co.uk
Remember you need separate accounts for each country that you live in!
Plus they have a handy Currency Converter
To find a good rental property in Wellington
www.propertyman.co.nz
Lambton Property also has a selection of rooms to rent for people who don’t want to rent out a whole house.
Plus if you ever decide to get into buying rentals – this is the guy you want arranging them for you.
Pension Transfers
www.uk-pension-transfer.co.nz
Talk to Alison about Pensions and Insurance.
She is really very friendly, and very good at explaining what your options are.
Crown Relocations
www.crownrelo.com
We used Crown for our shipping and had a very good service from them.
They do not add large extra fees. 
The Inland Revenue
www.ird.govt.nz
For all your tax questions and calculators.
The site is getting more and more complicated as time goes on – but it’s still a good place to look.
Copyright © Helen Winterbottom, 2008