Moving to New Zealand soon

[scracha]

Should I bring my Hayabusa?

If you're bringing your other stuff in a container then yes. If you're shipping it separately then no. $hite old Bikes (i.e. over 3 years old) are expensive here though. Other NO reason is that NZ speed limit is really low.

Bring over bike gear and spares (breakers here go mooooo) though.

[Blind spot]

Just bring us all gifts

[Squiggles]

wanna bring stuff for the rest of us? lol...

[marty]

Very good! ANZES is not too bad to work for, although they had just finished a big lay-off, and now are struggling to get the guys to come back! I took redundancy from there 3 years ago, but still work for the AirNZ group in Hamilton. I don't suppose you have a PT6 rating?????

Good bunch of guys up there. Hangar can get a bit cold though, and the 767 dock has a habit of moving so much it sets off the alarms. Good food at the cafe, and a nice flash locker/meal room. Try and get a position down at the domstic overnight hangar, or down on the line. Are you coney or mech? Licenced or trade?

[quicksilver]

I'll still be working for Hawaiian. The FAA wanted someone in NZ with an FAA A&P license so I got the job. I'll be there soon. I'll be the one dressed like an Eskimo.

[surfchick]

Have you been sucked into the AirNZ engineering HMV contract with Hawaiian?

Plenty of riders at the airport. Parking is a breeze for staff. Commute time is subastantially less on a 'cickle

here, a 2001 bus can be picked up for about $11k - about US$7.5k.

if it looks like this one though, leave it in the USA

OMG lol bling for that one dude-that bike would have been halarious on the old 25kph Tirua corner that they've taken out.

[dickytoo]

don't forget the title papers on your bike. someone on this website had a hell of a time trying to get a bike registered when he didn't have the title papers on it. it was a while back but it was a zzr400 he bought of a friend who brought it over in a container from the uk. anyone remember that thread?

[dickytoo]

couldn't find that thread but here's another guy from the states who brought his bike over and this is what he had to say:


Seems like you got lots of good advice already but.....I just wanted to say I brought my bike here from USA and it wasn't expensive at all. As long as you have papers showing ownership and keep possession of the vehicle for a minimum of 2 yrs after arriving in NZ, it costs $80 for MAF inspection and tax based on vehicle value.

It was really easy and not expensive at all.....what WAS a hassle and expense was getting the VIN inspection.........if your bike is stock you probably won't have any hassles, I had HEAPS of hassles on that process as my bike was built and lots of custom parts........

[marty]

oh excellent - you'll be in the pre-fabs out the back! i'm not up there any more, but i'm guessing the 76's will be in the 'new' dock in the big hangar? shouldn't think they'll be in the old DC-10 dock at the runway end of the hangar. have you been for a visit yet?

[quicksilver]

My bikes conservative here in Hawaii but I'm in an office now where the Guys (including me) are wearing shirts with pictures of flowers.

[quicksilver]

I have never visited NZ but looking forward to getting there. Just got my visa today. You have a Pitts!?

[McJim]

My bikes conservative here in Hawaii but I'm in an office now where the Guys (including me) are wearing shirts with pictures of flowers.

When will you post a picture of it?

[fredie]

how or who can help me get a work visa from sydney .

[Waylander]

I will be working at the airport so I'll be living in Auckland. I hear that there's a lot of Americans that have a hard time staying on the correct side of the road.

You'de be surprised how easy it is to NOT get confused. Only time I've ever driven on the wrong side here is when I was being a silly cunt on a deserted road and wanted to scare my mates in the passenger seats. Never done it on the bike despite the worries of everyone else in my family.


As per bringing or selling your bike, sell it.
It's not all that expensive to ship bike over here and all that, but do you really want to wait six months before it even arrives in the country and then another month or so before customs clears it, then however long it takes to get another headlight that is shaded on the correct side and then another few months before LTNZ stops being lazy assholes and sends the paperwork through to make it fully road legal in NZ?

[woodybee]

Should I bring my Hayabusa?

Hey Dude, good luck with the move, when you getting over matey, NZ maff, were all over my vespa like a rash when I got here, but got my baby here okay in the end, when they unwrapped the packing and all when argh, tis sweet, she is. Anyway, imnported a grown up bike from your neck fo the woods, Texas to be precise, a bonny T100.

You should get your butt to some of the south island rallies as well matey, thats where I am from, and cant comment on the North ones, as havent done any, but the south ones are fun all right.

Oh yeah to the ozzy dude from Sydney, we are sure to bust your ass tonight in the rugby, and make George Gregan run for Johnnys kicking again, lets hope its a proper whipping this time though.


Good luck with the move btw,

and as for the bloke that said are we getting overun, where the chuffing hell do your roots comes from Outer Mongolia, the lovely country of New Zealand is built on folks moving in, the only living original NZ dwellers, are the birds and that, so there