Air Travel

Thomas Cook are very competitive due to the sheer volume of seats they purchase from the airlines.
Try booking direct on Tel. 0870 566 6222 to avoid the 11% branch commission.

Also http://www.travelbag.co.uk/ & http://www.trailfinders.co.uk/ are supposed to be good.

Airlines in order of bestness (according to some):

Best airlines are:
Cathay, Emirates, Malaysian

OK Airlines:
Korea (some of the time...), Quantas, NZ, Singapore (Sometimes brilliant)

Worst:
BA

If you get a 'round the world' ticket, you can get internal NZ flights free, and it can work out cheaper than a return.

Medicine for children: Vallergan on prescription (Dr Goodall), Phenegan (Thanks Fillyjane) or Histafen (Thanks Deb+Chris)

Luggage Allowances

If you arrange in advance with Singapore Airlines (avoiding the US), you can have 40kg per person (max 32kg per bag), plus a laptop, plus 7kg hand luggage.
My advice is to email them and get what they are offering in writing before you book. That's what I did :)
See this thread on my forum: Baggage Allowance

Arriving at Auckland Airport

Those of you with young kids can use the special "Families - all passports" queue and get through very quickly.

Beds

Name	Imperial UK	Imperial NZ	Metric
Single	3'	3'0" x 6'2"	920 x 1880mm
Single XL	3'6"	3'0" x 6'8"	920 x 2030mm
King Single	-	3'6" x 6'8"	1070 x 2030mm
Double	4'6" x 6'2"	4'6" x 6'2"	1350 x 1880mm
Queen	5'0" x 6'8"	5'0" x 6'8"	1500 x 2030mm
King	6'0" x 6'8"	5'6"x 6'8"	1650 x 2030mm
Super King/Californian King	-	6'0" x 6'8"	1830 x 2030mm

Certified Copies

Please refer to the Operations Manual, file administration.pdf , and go to A13.1.5 on page 91.
Currently (19/9/2004) it says:

A13.1.5 Certified copies
a. Certified copies must be stamped or endorsed as being true copies of the originals by a person authorised by law to take statutory declarations in the applicant's country or in New Zealand. Examples: a lawyer, notary public, Justice of the Peace, or court official.
b. If certified copies are supplied, visa and immigration officers may also request the original documents
c. Visa and immigration officers may certify photocopies submitted with the original document if they are satisfied that the copy agrees with the original in essential details.

For banks, each bank will vary slightly in how strict they are.
If you do this, it should be fine for all banks, whether onshore or offshore:

• Get your solicitor to photocopy your passports onto headed paper in black and white (not essential but some prefer it)
• Get him/her to write this: "I certify that this is a true copy of the original document".
• He/she must sign it personally - not as a company, as I've just found out !
• He/she must print their name
• He/she must state their position and business address
• They can add a business stamp.
  
  

These can be done by:

Ask your solicitor to do them free because they are going to do your conveyancing if they do !
(ours is doing them free because we are existing customers)

A local magistrate ?
A local Registrar
You do NOT need a notary for certified copies (see Notary Society – http://www.thenotariessociety.org.uk)

In NZ, you can get 6x free certified copies done in any Police Station.

Documents

I've tried to list all the documents you may need for each type of application, along with links to where NZIS describe the requirements in detail. Please only use my list as a guide. Check the NZIS details.
On NZIS search for 'checklist'.
For London, a list of checklist files: http://www.immigration.govt.nz/Branch/LondonBranchHome/Checklists/#top
I've listed some of these with a summary of what they say below:

If you want your original documents returned by “secure post”, please provide a prepaid self-addressed registered envelope or courier pack.

Documents for a Visitors Visa

See Visitors Visa Checklist

Passport (unless going to Auckland)
Passport photo
Photocopies of travel tickets or travellers' cheques/bank draft/letters of credit/bank statement
Children require a full birth certificate listing both parents
Children under 18 travelling with 1 parent require a 'notarised' letter of consent or custody papers.

Documents for a Work Visa

See Work Visa Checklist

Passport
Passport photo
Offer of employment
Proof of attempts to employ Kiwis if necessary (not OSL/POL)
Evidence of work experience (references, employment contracts, not CVs)
Evidence of qualifications
Medical & X-ray (if longer than that 2 years or is it less now ?)
Police (if longer than that 2 years or is it less now ?)

Documents for Work to Residence

See Work to Residence Visa Checklist

Documents for an EOI Application

See EOI Tips under SMC checklist

Documents for Residency Application (Invitation to Apply (ITA))

For what to include and how to present it Tips on Residency Application checklist

Application fee & Migrant levy
A cover letter if it's posted.
2x passport sized photos for each person.

Passports
Full birth certificates (with parents details) for all applicants (original or certified copy)

Marriage certificate (original or certified copy) & proof of living together (see below)
If divorced, information plus custodial info.
If children from a previous relationship.....
Police certificate
Medical documents
Family category.......

Offer of employment, signed with contract details (original or certified copy)
Proof of registration (original or certified copy)
Qualifications (original or certified copy)
Work references, confirming start and end dates, average weekly hours, and doing what, on company headed paper (original or certified copy)

See also Guide to Applying for Residence in NZ (NZIS1002 pdf file)

IRD Number

Read this page IRD application page
Get the application form http://www.ird.govt.nz/library/publications/geninfo/ir595.pdf
Fill it in on your computer, print it and send.
Fill in one for each person, including the kids, so they can have a savings account.

These things are what I've done (we got ours, so they worked !):
5. Leave NZ address blank
6. Put full UK postal address
7. Can't put telephone number in on form. Write it in after.
8. Tick birth certificate
9. Can't tick either and (1). Tick 'no' by hand ?

Photocopy of one of the following: Birth certificate, Current overseas passport

Non-residents, send completed forms with document to (£1.56 in Sep 2004 with 4 sets of documents)

Non-resident Centre
Inland Revenue Department
Private Bag 1932
Dunedin
New Zealand

Birth Certificates

I'm not sure exactly which applications require this, but some (I believe visas & residency) need the full version of your birth certificate, which includes your parents names. You can get them from here http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/
Note: “GRO Reference number” does NOT mean the birth certificate number !
I requested a full birth certificate online using the birth certificate number on the short version as the GRO.
Because I'd specified the GRO it only cost £7. I got the birth certificate OK, but they had crossed out the GRO and put another number in. This was of the form: A6 728, where A6 = volume number, and 728 = page number.
I don't know whether you can search for the GRO using the birth certificate number.

Proof of marriage/living together

You need proof of partnership for more than 1 year.

Suitable evidence if unmarried includes:

Joint bank accounts dating back at least a year
Mortgage statements as far back as possible
Bills in both names
Council Tax statements as far back as possible
Letters from friends, family (and people in 'authoritative positions' if possible) stating that they have known you as a couple for x years
Photos from over the years

Suitable evidence if married includes:

Marriage certificate
Something to prove you've lived together for the last 12 months – like a council tax bill.

Proof of Work Experience

References on headed paper with address & phone number
Payslips
P60 yearly tax slips
For the self employed, remittance advice notes

Documents to Print

For visiting NZ for more than 6 months:

nzis1017.pdf Application for Visiting New Zealand
nzis1018.pdf Guide for Visiting in New Zealand

For working in NZ:

nzis1015.pdf Application to Work in New Zealand
nzis1016.pdf Guide to Working in New Zealand
nzis1011.pdf How to obtain a Police Certificate
nzis1007.pdf Medical and X-ray Certificate
OccupationalShortageList.pdf
nzis1093.pdf Priority Occupations List

For residence in NZ:

nzis1002.pdf Guide to Applying for Residence in New Zealand

Good and Bad Areas

Christchurch

(Thanks 'A real kiwi chick' on uk2nz)
Areas to avoid:
City Centre, Woolston, Addington, Bromley, Bexley, Waltham, Upper Riccarton, Hornby, Aranui, Linwood

Good areas:
Avonhead, Fendalton, Russley, Huntsbury, Redcliffs, Mt Pleasant, Murray Ainsley, Beckenham, Ilam, Casebrook, North Shore, Avondale, North Brighton, Sumner, St Andrews Hill, Burwood, Redwood,
Scarbourgh, Burnside, Merivale, St Albans, New Brighton, Cashmere, St Martins, Halswell

Government Assistance

The following types of assistance are immediately available to new permanent residents:
Child Tax Credit, Parental Tax Credit, Paid Parental Leave, Family Support. See Inland Revenue

Houses

Get a will written for you free by the solicitor that does the conveyancing on your house purchase

Immigration

This is odd immigration things.

UK Skilled Migrant Processing Times (dated Wednesday Oct 20 2004)
http://www.immigration.govt.nz/Branch/LondonBranchHome/News/skilledmigrantprocessingtimes.htm

A quote from that document:
Should you receive a job offer at any stage, please fax it to us on 0044 207 973 0370 with your EOI number; we will then immediately allocate your EOI to a visa officer.

Submitting an EOI

Go to http://www.immigration.govt.nz/
Register by clicking on 'register', just below the login on the far right
Login and click 'Skilled Migrant Category' on the far right.

Your answers are saved each time you click 'next'

Odd things that I didn't find obvious

Passport 'place of issue': GBR UKPA
Phone number: if yours is 01209 xxxxxx then put 44 1209 xxxxxx
Standard of English: “Otherwise meet the minimum standard, as defined in the Guide”
Explanation: “I've lived in the UK all my life, and English is my native language.”
If you have a baby under 12 months. don't enter the start or end date or country of citizenship.

Medicals

Please check my New Zealand Links Page (click on 'Medicals') for various websites.

What you need to do

Read the NZIS form, and the NZIS Handbook for Medical Examiners and make sure you know what tests you need.
That way you won't be paying for more than you need, or suffering from more tests than you need.

Take 2x passport size photos for each person.
Take your passports with you.
Take your glasses.
Print the medical/x-ray forms from the NZIS site, printing on both sides (this is an anti-fraud measure). Black & white is OK.
Take a spare pen just in case.

You send everything except the x-ray with your ITA.

This gives some good information:

The Bridge Clinic (Maidenhead, UK)
http://www.bridge-clinic.com/immigrtn.htm

OE – Overseas Emigration – Useful description of a medical
http://www.overseas-emigration.co.uk/news/1-16.html

For a list of places you can get medicals check out my New Zealand Links Page and click on 'Medicals'

Tests performed:

These tests vary slightly from doctor to doctor. Also by when you submit your ITA.

Chest X-ray for TB
Blood test for:

Syphilis, HIV
Only for over 12 year olds (phew !)

Urine test (females avoid periods) for:

Blood & glucose, protein
Only for over 5 year olds (phew !)

Blood pressure
Listen to heart & lungs
Lung capacitance
Height, weight
Reflexes
Ears, nose & throat
Eye chart
Hernial point (hold balls while coughing - for men !)

Others tests which may be included:

FBC - Full blood count (checks your iron level among other things)
U&E - Checks your kidneys
LFT - Checks your liver
TFT - Checks your thyroid

Body Mass Index (BMI) = weight in kg / (height in m x height in m)
eg if you weigh 90kg and are 1.7m high, BMI = 90 / (1.7 x 1.7) = 31.14
It's thought that under 35 is OK. Above and you may requires a glucose tolerance test.
This may be changing to 30.

Train Right – BMI Calculator
http://www.trainright.com/page.asp?page_content=calculators

Blood pressure (BP) over 160/100 probably needs a cardiologists report.

In the UK you must use NZ elected doctors (check the NZIS site for a list).
In NZ any registered doctor will do.

Money

Option 1:

Open an ASB account in UK & NZ. Transfer money into the UK account,
then convert it to $NZ into the NZ account.
Activate the NZ account when you get to NZ at an ASB migrant branch.
Also get an EFTPOS card at the same time.

Option 2:

Use a switch card with a cirrus emblem.
This allows you to withdraw $NZ from your UK account at any ATM.

Option 3:

Use your credit card.

Option 4:

Use a company such as HIFX or xeTrade to exchange currency.
Make sure you fill in the forms before you go or at least have the forms
before you go.
This allows spot buying or forward buying, which may give a better rate.

Option5:

Open a National Bank (Lloyds) account in NZ.

To avoid paying top rate tax on the interest, get an IRD number.

Safety

The last thing you want to do is lose all your money to some shark or fake exchange company.
So, check out the company you are considering using, as follows:

1) Check that they are UK licensed.
2) Check them through the FSA website, which lists all UK firms and those on the black list that they know about:

Unauthorised Internet Banks – None are authorised by the FSA.
Consumers who deal with these should exercise caution !
http://www.fsa.gov.uk/enforcement/internet_banks.html
Unauthorised Overseas Firms – Read the warning on this page. You have been warned !
http://www.fsa.gov.uk/enforcement/firms_overseas.html
The FSA Register – Database of the good guys !
http://www.fsa.gov.uk/register/

Passport Applications

If you need to apply for more than one passport, put them in one envelope, with one cheque
to cover all four applications, including one payment for the 'special delivery' return of your
important documents. Put the reference numbers for all applications on the back of the cheque.
You can buy “Special Delivery” silver prepaid A4 envelopes from the Post Office. These
cost £4.05, and they guarantee next day delivery & compensation up to £250.

Note: We enclosed one 'Special Delivery' envelope for the stuff to be returned in. It wasn't used !
It all came back in separate envelopes (because they treat each passport application separately !).

Things to include:

Assuming 2x adults & 2x young children all needing passports, and
simple UK born, resident etc.

Mr Bloggs Passport
Mrs Bloggs Passport

Mr Bloggs Application form
Mrs Bloggs Application form
Child1 Application form (countersigned)
Child2 Application form (countersigned)

Child1 Birth Certificate (short or long version)
Child2 Birth Certificate (short or long version)

2x Photos of Mr Bloggs
2x Photos of Mrs Bloggs
2x Photos of Child1 (1x countersigned on the back)
2x Photos of Child2 (1x countersigned on the back)

Fee (2x £42 + 2x£25 + £3 or £4 for secure return of documents)

Pets

Prepare well ahead of time – maybe 1 year is sensible !

Take your passport when you go to collect them.

Police Certificates

Get forms from:

I believe you need to get forms for your area. I am not certain on this, but it is the safest method.

The easiest method is to start at the main police website: http://www.police.uk/
Click on 'UK Police forces' at the top.
Then search for the police force for where you live (or last lived if now in NZ)
Examples are:
Wiltshire: http://www.wiltshire.police.uk/
Humberside: http://www.humberside.police.uk/

Then you need to find the form. This is not always easy !
You are looking for something like 'data protection' or 'subject access'
Again examples are:
Wiltshire: http://www.wiltshire.police.uk/foi/dataprot.asp
The form is at the bottom of this page: http://www.wiltshire.police.uk/faq/default.asp?id=01#question
Humberside: http://www.humberside.police.uk/Publications/pagedpform.htm

For the Metropolitan Police District (most of London)
http://www.met.police.uk/dataprotection/faq.htm
and
http://www.met.police.uk/dataprotection/index.htm
The form:
http://www.met.police.uk/dataprotection/forms/3019b.pdf

Please note that these forms say that they do not provide evidence of 'good character'. They are what NZIS expect.

Other possible sources are:

Your local Police station/headquarters.
Phone non-urgent police number & ask for “Data Protection”

Is it urgent ?

This is a tip from sarahw.

You can obtain a police certificate 'on the day', if you arrange an appointment at a major police station.
You probably need to check with your county police headquarters to find out where they do this for you.
Office hours only (Mon – Fri).
It will cost more !

Include:

You need to prove name, date of birth, current address & signature by including photocopies of two documents. You do not need to send originals or certified copies. This ID is just because the police can't send the information to anyone – they want to know it's you who has asked for it.
For example: Driving licence & passport
Fee of £10 each

If in the UK, you need:
Just as above.

If you are in New Zealand:
As long as you've been in NZ less than 1 year, you can just get the forms from the last UK police area that you lived in. Otherwise, you're on your own !

This is what the Wiltshire form required:
If you wish to apply for information held on the Police National Computer (i.e. details of prosecutions, convictions, etc) please complete Sections 1, 2, 4 and 5 of the form

When you have completed the form and checked it, send it together with the required identification document, and fee to:
SUBJECT ACCESS, DATA PROTECTION OFFICE, WILTSHIRE CONSTABULARY
Chippenham Police Station, Wood Lane, Chippenham, Wiltshire SN15 3DH

Going via your local police station will delay your application by up to 5 days !

You can return the completed forms to:

Use the address on the form.
Your local station – may slow down your application by a bout 5 days !

Contact address:

National Identification Service
Subject Access Office
Room 350
New Scotland Yard
Broadway
London SW1H 0BG

Tel: 020 7230 2958
Fax: 020 7230 2688

Proving Work Experience

What evidence do I need to prove I have relevant work experience?

To gain points for work experience you will need to submit documents that provide all the details below. You may need to submit several documents for one job to show all of the following information:

• the position(s) you held; and
• the dates you held the position(s); and
• whether your employment in the position(s) was full-time (i.e. based on a 30 hour week) or part-time (i.e. based on less than a 30 hour week); and
• the name and address of your employer(s); and
• the relevance of your work experience to your current skilled employment in New Zealand or offer of skilled employment in New Zealand (if you have skilled employment); or
• how your work experience enabled you to gain significant specialist, technical, or management expertise; or
• the relevance of your work experience to your recognised qualification.

There are a number of documents that may show the information we need before we make a decision on your application. You could submit the following documents as evidence for all the information required and listed above:

• references on company letterhead
• pay slips
• job specifications
• tax records
• letters of appointment
• contracts
• job assessments

It is important to note that: If necessary, we may need to ask you, or your previous employers, for further information or documents before making a decision on your application.

Sandflies

Some tips on how to keep the blighters off you.

Eucalyptus oil rubbed on your skin will keep them away. (or whisky, but the smell may be difficult to explain when driving !)
Also, euckybear rub, tea tree oil (that is pretty good as its antiseptic but will burn on open bites).

Lucas' Papaw Ointment (papaw cream) gets rid of swelling and itching.

Aloe Vera plant. Break a piece off and rub it all over the bites (grow the small leafed variety)

Sea Freight

Sizes

Internal Container Sizes (in m)

20 ft dry steel container = 5.896 (length) x 2.350 (width) x 2.385 (height) = 33 m3
20 ft reefer steel container = 5.451 (length) x 2.290 (width) x 2.156 (height) = 27.9 m3

40 ft dry steel container = 12.035 (long) x 2.350 (width) x 2.393 (high) = 67 m3
40 ft reefer steel container = 11.578 (long) x 2.280 (width) x 2.425 (high) = 64 m3

The maximum weight of the contents is at least 24 tonnes.

An idea of sizes

A tea chest is 4.5 cu ft = 0.12744 m3, so you could get about 259 tea chests into a 20ft container, if you could pack them perfectly.

A jumbo transit van holds about 12 m3.
A 7.5t Merc Atego 815 holds about 30 m3.

You may have to pay GST or a bond on second hand household goods if you don't have a work permit or permanent residency.

Packing Tips

To minimise the space taken up by clothes, pack them in plastic bags, and suck out the air with a vacuum cleaner. You may be able to use the space in drawers, but the packers may not like it because of the extra weight, and the risk of damage to the draws.
Don't leave spaces in the container. Use treated wood sheeting etc to pack you stuff tight. You don't want the whole lot shifting around for weeks !
Make sure the washing machine is completely drained (it may need to be tipped up)
Can you use banana boxes ? These are very good for packing stuff, as they are strong and free ! No, I don't think so. There may be a MAF problem, but the main objection is the holes. These would allow people to poke things into the boxes, and potentially cause you lots of trouble !!!!
To prevent moisture problems use: Silca Gel or Calcium Chloride (Absorpole), MBD-99. Many don't do this, and it's fine.

Ports

In the UK: Tilbury & Felixstowe
In NZ: Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Port Chambers & Lyttelton in Christchurch,

MAF

For Northland, the MAF guy is Mike who works out of Opua

Questions to Removal Companies for Self-Packing !

Check out this thread on movetonz for answers to these questions from Peter of BargateInternational.

Do you pack straight to container at our residence or into wooden boxes that later go into a container ?
Do you do a self-packing option ?
What type of storage can you do (container or wooden storage containers) ?

How much is it to ship a 20ft container ?
How much is air freight for things we want quickly ?
What's the cost of storage in the UK ?
What's the cost of storage in NZ ?
What and how do you charge for MAF inspection fees ? Check this thread: MAF Fees. Don't get caught out !
Cost of insurance:

For shipping where removal company packs ?
For shipping where self-packed ?
For storage in UK ?
For storage in NZ ?

Do you use only insulated containers ?
For self-packing:

How long do you allow us per container ?
How much are packing materials ?
Can you offload/load the container from the ground at our residence ?
Is there any problem with customs clearance or anything else with self-packing ?

How often and how long is the shipping by sea ?
How long from residence to shipping ?
Are you a member of:

British Association of Removers (BAR) ?
Federation of International Furniture Removers (Fidi) ?

On what things can/can't be shipped:

Can you ship opened/unopened paint ?
Can you ship wood (treated or untreated) (furniture is wood !) ?
Can we use cardboard banana boxes for packing?

Questions to Removal Companies if they do everything

What packing system do you use ? Straight into containers, into wooden boxes or into a lorry and then into containers later.
What type of storage can you do (container or wooden storage boxes) ?

How much is it to ship a 20ft container ?
What's the cost of storage in the UK ?
What's the cost of storage in NZ ?
What and how do you charge for MAF inspection fees ?
Do you use only insulated containers ?
How often and how long is the shipping by sea ?
How long from residence to shipping ?
Do you offer container tracking ?
Which company do you use in NZ ?
Can I see the inventory you do so that I can check it ?
Are you a member of:: British Association of Removers (BAR) and Federation of International Furniture Removers (Fidi) ?

Extra Questions !

Can I specify 'under deck stowage', so that my container can't fall off the ship in rough weather ?
Does the container have high-tensile tungsten steel locks & fasteners ?

Various Reply statements

From Leatherbarrows Removals (Andover):
1. For self-pack, they suggest contacting a freight forwarder or even the shipping line direct (who can place the container at our home. Some vehicles have lift on/off facilities).
2. You need to provide a full inventory of the goods.
3. Items such as paint/gas cylinders & household cleaners are prohibited in the terms of the 'Ocean Bill of Lading'.
4. Storing stuff in containers is expensive for the long term. In NZ containers are usually unpacked due to quarantine restrictions.
5. Vessels sale to NZ from Tilbury & Felixstowe.
6. They use 'New Zealand Van Lines' in NZ.

From International Movers:
The following items are prohibited:
Hazardous materials such as paint, matches, aerosol cans, gas canisters or other flammable materials such as wood, bricks, cement, rocks and soil of any type.
Firearms and ammunition.
Plants of any kind.
Corrosives and explosives.
Pornography of any description.

Insurance

Letton Percival:

1.53% for professionally packed stuff
1.28% for self-packed stuff (which excludes damage & breakages, leaving fire, theft & accident to vessel)
Create an inventory. List items worth more than £250 separately

5% premium tax on top
1% excess

What you can and can't ship

You can take old fridges and freezers. This is a quote from a http://www.med.govt.nz/ reply:
(Thanks Richard on uk2nz)

Thank you for your enquiry regarding the importation of a fridge freezer containing the CFC R12. In New Zealand the importation of ozone depleting substances is regulated by the Ozone Layer Protection Act 1996. Regulation 21 of the Ozone Layer Protection Regulations provides an exemption for the importation of prohibited substances for personal and household effects. This means you may import your fridge into New Zealand.

Telephoning NZ & NZIS

Rather than phoning the 0906 £1/min London number, use the international number
which is 00 44 1344 7161 99 without the '00', so just dial 01344 7161 99.
It's charges at local rates.

NZ Contact Center direct on 0064 9 9144100 at international rates.

To bypass the automated answering machine when ringing NZIS, press '9' immediately.
You then get a human being !

Calling the UK from outside

If your number is 01204 xxxxxx, then it's +44 1204 xxxxxx

Area codes

09 Auckland and Northland
07 Bay of Plenty and Waikato
06 Gisborne. Hawkes Bay. Taranaki. Wairarapa. Manawatu
04 Wellington . Kapiti
03 South Island

Mobiles

02741 is mobile number(telecom)
Vodaphone 21
Telcom mobile 25
Telstra mobile 29

NZIS London

New Zealand Immigration Service
80 Haymarket
London SW1 Y4TE
UK
Ph 09069 100 100, or from outside the UK Ph 0044 1344 71 61 99
Fax 0044 207 973 0370

For queries on your EOI once it is lodged, contact:
(64 4) 9144311 or e-mail eoiteam@nzis.dol.govt.nz

Also, London email address for EOI/ITA correspondence: skilledmigrantslondon@dol.govt.nz

Directions (Thanks 'blue' on uk2nz):
From Euston get the northern line on the tube and get off at Charing X. Don't come out by the first stairs just follow the corridor along to some stairs. Turn left at the top and carry straight on to Trafalgar Square. Go past the portrait gallery carry straight on until you get to a main road and NZ house is on the corner in front of you
On the way out if you turn left at the reception desk there is some stairs leading to a room full of information newspapers and leaflets

International dialling codes

UK to NZ: 00 + 64 + number
NZ to UK: 00 + 44 + number

Dialling the UK from NZ

You can use a 'Kia Ora Card'. Dial 0800 + PIN + number. About $5 for about 20 minutes (Thanks Paradise on uk2nz)

Tickets

If you are hoping to stay in NZ, but don't have a work visa or residence visa, the options often quoted are:
1) Return ticket. Make sure the return part is refundable !!!
2) Get a waiver with your visa (you will need to prove that you can afford to purchase the return ticket. You may need the funds in NZ).
3) Get a onward ticket to Aus. This could be iffy, because they will question your right to enter Aus on a single ticket !!!!

Things to do when you get there

Mail

If you live in the sticks, you need to register for rural delivery. You need to find out what area you are in.

Rubbish Collections

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Dogs

Register your dog with the local council.