i concur, the customs is so sibeh long!
even longer than Australia

4pm arrival , and 6pm moving out. i highly doubt it that u would be able to catch the flight, especially if you have baggage.

Affecting all, but hotel & tourism got hit harder. Skilled migrant requirements had also been tightened quite a bit. 

I think many people make this mistake that they didn't allow for time to clear customs before checking in to connecting flights. The key is always check where you need to do this before hand and allow more time.
Honestly, it is so much better nowadays. Sometimes I got through with just 15 minutes. Sometimes you are just unlucky that a huge plane just landed before you. Not so long ago, they used to check everyone who arrives. Now not so much. Australia was much worst too just few years ago, until people made noise and they changed to just get the dogs to sniff at your luggage now.
Please use the search function. I have talked about this before. All rental cars are covered with comprehensive insurance. Understand what is insurance and what excess means, then you will know whether you need it. I have never taken them, but I am a risk taker. So it depends on your risk appetite.
NZ is like a migrant heaven, provided that you have the right skills. It is much easier if you are a professional, ie. engineer, accountant, doctor, IT architect, etc. Auckland has the most opportunities but also the most competitive and maybe the most expensive to live in. Wellington and Christchurch have plenty of opportunities too, because less people want to live there, so more chances for you.
It is not all green patches there. One big issue there is housing. House prices have gone up so much in the recent years that most working class can only afford to rent. Don't think that you earn more so you can afford. Look at the rental rates. You won't have much savings left after you pay for rental. On top of that you still need to save for minimum 20% downpayment. People can only afford a house when they retire.

I believe you can still rent one bedroom apartment in CBD for 300. shoebox size but good starting point

Hi guys,

Is it necessary to buy luggage when I'm going to New Zealand?

Munkey rent out your spare room for LYN buddies

Having said all that, I do miss NZ every now and then. The land of the long white clouds... 

Munkey, could you spare me a room please when I go visit, Airbnb style? LOL

Thanks bro for the tips. I'm considering either NZ or Australia to migrate. I was a manager (junior level) in one of MNC in KL & looking forward if there's any opportunity to migrate in either these 2 countries.

Thanks for the advice. If there's no other opportunity but have to start all over again, I'm still willing to go as long as there's an opportunity to migrate.

Hi guys,

AA got free seat promo now and me & hubby plan to go next year May (autumn). Estimated 10 days only.
Just checked the fare is about 1200 per person return. Is it considered cheap?

Honestly I didn't do any research about NZ yet so my knowledge about nz is not good.

Initial plan is arrive in Auckland - domestic flight to South Island - stay few nights & rent car explore Queenstown, Wanaka, Milford Sound, Mount Cook, lake Tekapo - fly back to Auckland & go Hobbiton - fly back to KL.

Main purpose to stay in Auckland is for Hobbiton only and the rest of the holiday is focus on South Island. Is it too ambitious or still can be done?

I'm there for 14 days. Not covering South Island..

My plan is 1 week in Auckland, travel around rotorua, taupo, tongariro, wellington then back to Auckland and balik..

I'm wondering is there anything to do in Wellington.. haha I know there's a lot of beaches nearby, but it's winter now.. zz

Currently out of my budget to travel to South Island. Maybe in few years time I would get few friends and rent a caravan where I could take a month to 2 so I could travel around whole NZ.

Hi, I want to ask I omitted the name "bin" and "binti" during my booking.

Will this cause any trouble later?

Hi guys, my hubby and I are going for our honeymoon towards the end of Oct...i've checked on the web and it says that the average max temperatures are between 14-18 degree celsius.. How accurate is this and will it rain much in October?

Hi everyone,

My wife and I will be going to NZ from Jan 7 to Jan 16. Since we do not have much days, we have decided to just focus on South Island.

We are very new in this so would like some expert inputs from people here. We would like to rent campervan as well. Is it better to fly to CHC or Queenstown? And what can we do in such a short period of time?

Thank you for your help.

Is it possible for me to fly to Queenstown, rent a campervan, and travel up to CHC, return the campervan, and fly back to Auckland from CHC?

Hi there. If I am arriving in Auckland at 425pm, and leaving Auckland to CHC at 820am next morning. Is there anything that I can do at all? Is Devonport still possible? It is better for me to stay in hotel near Auckland Airport as well right?

When I went in June, friend picked me up in the airport. Told her to just send my rugby tickets and leave me at the airport but her and her husband insisted on me getting some rest at their place in Devonport. So the MAS flight got in around 11pm and by the time I cleared the immigration and all, it was 12+. Slept for a few hours at their place and left Devonport around 530 am for my 7 am flight to Dunedin. Haha.

What airline can get 1800

aa lo, izzit a steal?

While I was looking for flights to go in June, Found flights to AKL via China Southern for around 1.9 to 2k. Since China SOuthern is full fledged, meal and baggage is included. Of course there was a layover in Shanghai which I initially thought I could do a day trip to Disneyland, But since I was trying to save my leave, I just redeemed my points for MAS. So China SOuthern is another option if you're not rushing.

To those who taking AA flight to Auckland after End of October, just realised the departure time has postponed , so do the arrival time has postponed to 5:55pm.
So I think it's risky to book Auckland to CHC now if there's any further delay on flight time 🙁
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thanks for the input, indeed I am renting on 1way for the campervan and return it at Queenstown.
I am adding in Glenorchy (generally people spend how long at there)
If I want to add in Milford sound, please suggest me a place to stay in Te ANau or Milford sound.
Probably I will slot into day 06 .. oct habe daylight until 7.30PM right ?

Day05: Wanaka – Cromwell PYO – Wineries – Kawarau Bridge Bungy - Arrowtown (overnight)
Day06: Arrowtown – Glenorchy  – Te Anau/Milford sound (overnight)
Day07: Milford SOund  - Queenstown (overnight)

Hi, I'm planning for a day trip from queenstown to mildford sound, would like to get some heads up on how much does the petrol costs. 

Hi guys

Any suggestion for hiking like national park around Oct
Area nearby Auckland or less than 3 hours drive
Which i can cover within 4 hours (attraction spot)
Not necessarily to complete the course
Which does not need a guide (clear signage along the track)
No fees required (minimal fee is still tolerable)
With safe parking spot

Thanks

JS