Glad to see someone else with such attachments to a motorcycle my problems an old TL 1000.MAF....https://www.google.co.nz/url?sa=t&rc...96783405,d.dGY
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Most of those who wax lyrical about how horrid a place Auckland is have never even been to the place.
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MAF has re alphabetted and is now MPI. I had my bike inspected by MPI, Customs and, I think, LTSA at Tappers bonded warehouse in Onehunga. That's where the freight is held until it is cleared. The inspections were arranged by the NZ agents, Hemisphere freight, they could not have been more helpful. Mind you, for $600 they should be. Inspections were extra, about $180 IIRC.
Do not wear jandals at the freight depot or they will not allow you into the loading area, put your brogues on. And don't flush your underpants down the portaloo, the girls in the office get very upset at the smell.
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I ended up calling both MPI and Customs to clarify issues and the freight co filled in a couple of gaps, too. Let me know what forms etc I needed if you get confuzzled.
Manopausal.
The more people settle in Auckland the better i say.
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They are the soil/food/bugs hitlers you see on the TV and the ones that manage to take longer to get through at the airport than Immigration and customs combined!!!
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (they might be MPI now but everyone knows who you mean by MAF).
In terms of no car, the 40ft container went straight to our house where it was greeted by the MAF guy who hung around (for a fee of course) and inspected what he wanted to see. He'd already looked through the manifest and knew the box numbers for his stuff (tents, garden tools, etc.).
Some baskets got taken away and fumigated (for $60 or something) but other than that, all sweet.
Customs wasn't a problem - new immigrants are exempt from pretty much any charges - alcohol is a pain paperwork wise. We simply drank out 20 years of collected French wine before we left!
Big Dog's idea about buying in Tuakau makes a lot of sense just checked out the house prices. Much, much cheaper! Saw a nice bandit 1250 on Trade Me. I think it probably would make more sense to buy in NZ. Thanks for the info re MAF/MPI. I read about the Ulysees MCC does anyone know much about them? I believe that they are for old fart bikers like me.
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