Your first move is something you never forget. It’s like having your first kiss, owning your first car and going on your first holiday independently. If this is your first time moving, you’re probably feeling excited, nervous, and possibly a little flustered. After all, it’s something you’ve never done before and it’s important to get it done right. Don’t stress if you’re moving for the first time and you don’t know where to start. In this post, we’ll tell you everything you need to know about preparing for your first move.

Make a list

It all starts with a list. Think about why you’re moving. Is it for study? For a job? For a partner? For more independence? The reason you’re moving will influence what you need to take. For example, if you’re moving for a job in a different city, you might need to take more stuff than if you were moving across the street from your parents’ house… and even if you are moving across the street from them, don’t expect to be using their washing machine three times a week!

Buy things that you need

If it’s your first time moving, you probably don’t have everything that you need to live independently, in a share-house or with a partner. Discuss with your future housemate/s about what you’re all going to bring, or make a list of the essentials if you’re moving out by yourself. This could include appliances, furniture, washer and dryer, etc. If you’re trying to save a buck, have a look on online second-hand marketplaces! There are often some great deals on there.

Get rid of what you don’t need

A key tip for moving for the first time is to get rid of things you don’t necessarily need. Don’t worry: we’re not about to go on some minimalist rant about how happiness is achieved through sleeping on a mattress on the floor and not having a TV… we’re not psychos. But there might be a few things that you don’t need to bring, like your wardrobe if your new place has built-in robes.

Hire a mover who understands your needs

What’s the biggest tip we can give you? Hire a fantastic moving company who are patient, informative and helpful for people making their very first move. There’s nothing worse than having no idea how to organise a move, and having nobody to guide you through it. At New Zealand Movers, they live for helping newbies on their moving journey!

New Zealand Movers pride themselves on offering expert help and competitive prices for first-time movers. They’ll get your stuff from A to B reliably and affordably, giving you a great start for your new, independent life! Get in touch with the friendly team at New Zealand Movers today.

Call 0800 000 022 or request an obligation free moving quote online.

So, you’ve just moved to your new place. You’re feeling fresh, vibrant… and incredibly reluctant to start unpacking, after you’ve just spent weeks and weeks planning and preparing the move! We understand unpacking all of your boxes is a daunting task – but if you don’t tackle them sooner rather than later, they could end up becoming part of the furniture in your home and stay like that for months. We’re going to give you a few hot tips on how to unpack boxes quickly after moving to a new place.

Let NZ Movers sort boxes in their designated rooms

A great way to get boxes unpacked quickly after moving is to sort each box by room. This way, instead of just piling up boxes in one place like some giant version of Jenga, NZ Movers actively start the process of sorting out the contents of the boxes. They place all your kitchenware boxes in the kitchen, your toiletry goods in the bathroom, and your clothes in your bedroom – it may sound obvious, but it’s a great start.

Take it one room at a time

The quickest way to get flustered when unpacking your boxes is to not do it methodically. If you try to do a little bit of each room, you’ll end up wasting a lot of accumulated time when moving from room to room. This is the least economical way to unpack your boxes: the most economical way is to take it one room at a time, which is exactly how the team at NZ Movers like to do things.

Assign one person to each room

This is a pro tip if you’re moving with a family. Assign one person to each room of the house. The adults can take the kitchen and bathroom while the kids work on unpacking their own bedrooms. You’ll find that the whole house can be almost entirely unpacked within a matter of hours! Then, celebrate everyone’s hard work by ordering pizza and enjoy a beer or wine for yourself.

Get your movers to do it for you

Possibly the easiest, quickest and stress-free way of unpacking your boxes is to enlist a little help from your moving team! They’re absolute pros at unpacking boxes, working under your direction to get your home unpacked to your exact liking. Movers are gifted in the art of unpacking boxes to a flat surface, allowing you to arrange your house the way you want it; after all, they do it pretty much every day!

Don’t let your boxes pile up and resemble some kind of abstract art in your lovely new home. Unpack them quickly or hire an expert team of movers like the ones at New Zealand Movers! They’re lightning-quick at unpack boxes, getting your home fully unpacked within a flash, allowing you to place your belongings in their spots and making your house a home. Talk to the team at New Zealand Movers and grab a quote to settle in to your new home.

Unless you want to be without your water bottle, snacks and medication on moving day (this is a recipe for disaster), you’ll need to remember to pack an essentials bag to keep with you during the move. It’s easy to forget, and to just pack everything into the moving truck. But when you start forgetting things like deodorant, that’s when moving day goes downhill very quickly! In this post, we’ll cover all the items you should pack in your essentials bag.

Toiletries

It might be a strange thing to chuck first on the list, but your toiletries bag is essential. Trust us, you don’t want to be going a day or two without your toothbrush. In your toiletries bag, make sure you include your oral hygiene products, deodorant, medications, vitamins, and anything else you usually keep in your bathroom.

Water bottle

Moving day is a big day, no matter how near or how far you’re moving. Your body will be using a lot of fluids on the day and it’s absolutely vital to keep hydrated. Always have your water bottle by your side and remember to drink from it regularly!

Snacks

As well as keeping up with your fluids, it’s important to keep the energy levels up too. Grab some of your favourite snacks – preferably nutritious ones – to keep with you in your essentials bag. Nutrient-rich nuts like almonds and cashews, as well as raisins and even the odd lolly are all great things to have in your essentials bag as a snack.

Wallet, phone and keys

These are the three biggest things that you never want to pack in the moving truck: wallet, phone and keys. Packing these in the moving truck is a royal stuff up, and a rookie error. Imagine trying to get hold of the moving company to tell them your phone is in the truck… but you can’t, because your phone is in the truck.

Aspirin

Just in case you start getting a headache on moving day, you’ll always want a couple of these guys by your side. Aspirin is an absolute hero for these kinds of things, provided you’re not allergic to it, of course!

Pen or pencil

And here we come to the most underrated essential item, a true underdog of your moving list: the humble pen or pencil. If you need to desperately write something down and your phone is out of battery, guess who’s there to rescue you!

If you pack these in your essentials, you’ll be in for a smooth moving day. But make sure you also book in with a pro moving team like New Zealand Movers! They’re New Zealand’s finest moving team, helping you get wherever you need to go. Chat with the friendly team at New Zealand Movers for the most organised, dedicated moving service in NZ.

It pays to make sure you’re on the same page as your moving company, so that you end up with a team of movers who understand your needs and strive to make the moving experience seamless. The way we guarantee our movers are on the same page is by asking them the hard-hitting questions! Let’s run through some of our favs.

How long have you guys been a thing?

Maybe you could word it a little better than this, but asking about how long your moving team has been operating is a wise question. It goes without saying that you’re looking for a professional: someone who has a heap of experience in moving stuff, and not someone who took it up as a side-hustle last week. A team with experience is more likely to complete your move with the utmost organisation.

Where have you moved people in the past?

This one is definitely something you should ask if you’re planning on an international move. If you’re heading to Mongolia, for example, but your moving team hasn’t moved anyone further than across the street, you’ll probably want a company who has more experience with far-away moves.

Can you accommodate for my needs?

Every moving company will want to say ‘yes!’ to this question, but it’s important you lay down the law. Whether you’ve got a 5 bedroom house to move, featuring pool equipment, a home gym and a small personal zoo, or a one-bedroom apartment, you need to find a mover that’s right for you. There’s no point in going with a team who only has stonking big trucks, when all you need is a small van.

Do you have insurance?

All professional movers should have insurance, but make sure this question gets asked. You don’t want your movers handling your fifty-thousand-dollar Fender Stratocaster, which was once owned by Eric Clapton, if it turns out they don’t have insurance.

What’s the price?

This article wouldn’t be complete if we didn’t talk money, right? Always get a quote first. Then, you can lock in your moving team if their quote seems competitive and good-value. You don’t want to wind up with a nasty surprise bill because you forgot to get a quote!

Ask these five questions before hiring a moving company and you can guarantee that you’ll end up with a team of champs… like New Zealand Movers! They’re some of NZ’s finest movers for cross-island and cross-the-world moves, but can help out with local moves too. Grab a quote from New Zealand Movers today and start the next chapter of your life.

It may not be one of the most exciting things to read about on your weeknight or Saturday morning, but its importance goes without saying: moving insurance. If you’re moving to your dream home in the near future and want to make sure your stuff is safe and sound during the move, you’ll want to have an understanding of the insurance policy at NZ Movers. What do they cover and what don’t they cover? In this post, we’ll run through a few basics of how moving insurance works and why NZ Movers offer the best insurance policy available, looking after their customers.

What most moving companies cover

If you’re going with a quality moving service, they’ll usually cover a couple of essential things in their insurance policy. Damage caused by one of your movers (which, at New Zealand Movers, is rare as hens’ teeth) should always covered by your moving insurance. This means you don’t have to worry about furniture, mirrors, crockery or any other personal valuables when they’re being handled by your movers – it’s all insured!

Most commonly, your possessions are also insured during transit. So, if you’ve got a valuable painting by Van Gogh lying around and you chuck it in the moving truck, it’ll usually be insured. However, there are a couple of cases in which your valuables may not be covered by insurance during transit.

What most moving companies don’t cover

If your moving team have a road accident in the moving truck, which isn’t their fault, and it damages some of your belongings, this may not be covered under the insurance policy. It may have to be resolved under the insurance policy of the driver at fault.

Water damage due to rainy conditions is another factor that may not be covered by your insurance policy. It’s normal, especially in NZ, to experience rainy days and, unfortunately, your movers can’t change the weather for you. Trust us: they would if they could!

The takeaway:

Always review your moving company’s insurance policy before you sign off on hiring them. Double check that they provide all the cover that you want, and check that there are no hidden nasties in the contract. If you’re still worried about insuring for situations that aren’t covered in the moving company’s policy, then check your home and contents insurance. There may be an option to get your stuff covered by your insurance provider.

We all want a stress-free moving experience in which dealing with insurance companies is the least of our concerns. If this sounds like it’s up your alley, choose New Zealand Movers. They’re one of the country’s finest moving teams, with an excellent reputation for taking special care of your belongings. They’ve also got a super generous moving insurance policy, so talk to the team at New Zealand Movers to learn what you can get covered when you move.

Everybody has their treasured possessions. A piece of jewellery, given to us by a loved one. A photo album. A memento from a holiday you took to a far-away place. And when it comes to moving your treasured possessions, to a new home, you want to make sure they get there safely. So, what is the best way to move your beloved possessions? Let’s take a peek.

Pack them with the utmost care

You know what they say: you can never be too careful. When talking about packing your treasured possessions for moving homes, this simply couldn’t be truer. Packing your treasured possessions is something that’s probably best left to your moving team, provided you’ve hired a top-level moving service. Professional packers know the ins and outs of packing valuable or sentimental items. They’ll use specific-sized boxes, special material, extra bubble wrap and shrink wrap and they’ll handle your stuff with the utmost care.

Make sure they’re insured

If you’ve got some treasured possessions, make sure you discuss insurance with your moving company. Imagine the nightmare of letting your movers handle your beloved things, something then gets broken accidentally and your movers aren’t insured for it. Don’t worry, most top quality movers have insurance that covers this situation, but it always pays to double check.

Talk to your movers

Professional movers are very understanding people. They handle important belongings every day, and understand the significance of your stuff. So, if you’ve got a few different belongings that you want handled with extra, extra, extra special care, let them know about it! Most movers are happy to receive info like this – it helps them do their job better!

Hire the best moving team available

People often want to cut corners and save money when hiring movers. You may find a couple of guys who call themselves ‘movers’ on an online marketplace, who then rock up at your place in a rusty old van. Ask yourself this: do I really trust these people with my most treasured possessions? Are they fully insured if something goes wrong? Never try to save a buck on your moving service – always hire a reputable team of pros.

Now that you’re an expert on moving your valuable possessions, it’s time to hire the best team of movers in New Zealand – New Zealand Movers! They’re renowned for their diligent handling of expensive, important or sentimentally-valuable items. The experts at NZ Movers will get your belongings from A to B without a single scratch, scuff or mark. It’ll be as if they teleported your stuff to the new house!

Moving may seem easy enough, but the truth is, it’s half art-form, half science. Everybody knows what they should pack when they need to move. But what about the things you shouldn’t pack yourself when moving? This can be a tricky thing to work out, so we’ll go through some things you should not pack when moving house. Leave these items to the professionals!

Furniture

It may seem obvious, but you’d be surprised how many people try to do a sneaky, pre-move furniture removal on their own when moving house. This is definitely not a good idea, for a number of reasons. First of all, why else are you hiring professional movers if it’s not to take care of the super heavy items like couches and tables? Trying to move these yourself completely defeats the purpose of hiring movers. Safety is another concern. Furniture is super heavy and dangerous to move, presenting a hazard for you if you don’t use the right lifting techniques or if you already have back issues.

Never try to lift heavy items if you have back or hip issues when moving house. This should always be left to a professional team of movers.

Valuable or expensive items

Some movers prefer to pack your valuables themselves. This is because they have the right packing equipment and the right techniques to safely pack all of your valuable stuff. Another reason they prefer to pack your valuables themselves is due to insurance purposes. You wouldn’t want something incredibly valuable or sentimental to break during the move and then run into problems with the insurance company because you were the one who packed it. Simply leave the expensive stuff to your professional movers when it comes to packing.

Stuff you don’t need

Another thing you shouldn’t pack when moving house is the stuff you don’t need! It will only way you down during the process, so it’s time to start thinking of ways to get rid of stuff. Start selling it on online marketplaces, donating it to charity or giving it away to your friends. We’re sure that you’ll find some stuff in your storage room which you’ll be glad to sell on the internet for some extra cash or give away to someone who could use it.

There are probably some other things you shouldn’t pack if you’re moving houses, but let’s leave the rest for a phone call or email. Get in touch with New Zealand Movers if you’re ready to start a new chapter of your life and move houses. They’ll handle all of your belongings with the utmost care, giving you a stress-free moving experience at an affordable price. Contact New Zealand Movers for a chat and a quote today!

What does moving mean to you? Does it imply joy, excitement, anticipation? Or is it stress, confusion and anxiety? The best way to enjoy your moving experience, and to not experience any unpleasant feelings, is to be prepared. And by reading this post, you’re already on your way to being well-prepared for your move. Today, we’ll outline what you need to do in the lead up to your move, including the big week before moving day.

Inform your utility providers

Picture this: you’ve moved into your new place and are settling in nicely. Everything is going perfectly. Then, three months later a letter in the mail arrives. You’ve got a big bill on your hands because you didn’t cancel your electricity plan! Let’s avoid this situation from occurring by making sure you inform your utility providers that you’re moving houses. They’ll be happy to simply switch your account to a different address.

Home/contents insurance

If you’ve got contents insurance, you definitely want to make sure you change the address with your insurance provider. There’s no use insuring a place you no longer live in! Protect your belongings by keeping on top of insurance before you move houses.

Start packing up the things you don’t need to use

What don’t you need in the lead up to your move? Anything in the garage or spare room that can be packed up pretty much now? Get a list going of all the things that you can pack up in the week before moving. This will give you a head start on the moving process and will guarantee that you run on schedule on moving day.

Get rid of your unwanted stuff

One thing you can do a week before moving is get rid of unwanted belongings. Pile up all the stuff that you haven’t used in years and get rid of it. Start selling it on online marketplaces, donating it to charity or giving it away to your friends. We’re sure that you’ll find some stuff in your storage room which you’ll be glad to sell on the internet for some extra cash or give away to someone who could use it.

Touch base with your movers

You’ve booked in with your movers some weeks prior to now, but you’ll want to touch base with them just to make sure that everything is still on track. You’ll discuss start times, the number of trucks and all the other important stuff.

The week before moving day is one of the most crucial periods to prepare for the move. New Zealand Movers are the team you need to check out if you haven’t booked in with them already. Whether you’re moving across the street or across the ditch (or even across the globe), New Zealand Movers can help you out with a stress-free, affordable move. Contact the team for a quote today!