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  1. AK Burwell

    Family of 4 moving to New Zealand

    Got our V1 Hiace build complete here in NZ. Ironman shocks, new HD springs, Kenda AT tyres, 15" Trax Steel Wheels, 3" straight pipe mild steel exhaust, Rubber Tree Seat Covers and floor liner, Front Runner Slimline II rack, ARB 2M Alloy Touring awning, ARB TredPro, Custom 2" receiver, Rock Rack...
  2. AK Burwell

    Family of 4 moving to New Zealand

    My wife is in healthcare and she used the large government supported Locums agency here in NZ. It's my understanding that every country has different job boards, visa requirements and thus pretty tailored approach to how you'd look for work. If you're in healthcare and interested in New Zealand...
  3. AK Burwell

    Family of 4 moving to New Zealand

    We know an expat in Hawkes Bay! Yeah, we're pretty fired up to start a new in Nelson and jumping off point for loads of exploring by van and bike. Cheers
  4. AK Burwell

    Family of 4 moving to New Zealand

    Where about do you live? Looking forward to meeting new people and heading out on adventures soon
  5. AK Burwell

    Family of 4 moving to New Zealand

    A mock up of my after/before initial plans for the van... The after is a YotaImports van in Central Oregon. Seems like a very versatile DD and great on road trips or ski trips or long weekend camping in good weather.
  6. AK Burwell

    Family of 4 moving to New Zealand

    Ended up getting work in Nelson! T - 4 days until we are there! :cool:
  7. AK Burwell

    Family of 4 moving to New Zealand

    Well.... we kept the dream alive and hit almost every imaginable roadblock but have successfully expatriated. We were buried in paperwork for a year, sold everything we didn't need, fit what we did need in a 20' cube from our PNW home and have finally made it to New Zealand! Just in time as...
  8. AK Burwell

    2019 G550 Overland Build - Completed w/ Pics

    IMHO I probably wouldn't run 20" rims on an overland build. Not a lot to work with if you air down or need to use that sidewall.
  9. AK Burwell

    Family of 4 moving to New Zealand

    Good and consistent advice on the 4wd access. Sorry to hear it sounds like you were oversold and under delivered on your work in NZ. We have several colleagues who have established practices from the US in NZ in the last 10 years so we expect things to work out professionally for us but will...
  10. AK Burwell

    Family of 4 moving to New Zealand

    Our main visa for the family will be an essential skills work visa and that's up to 5 years but we'd likely only be in country for 18-24 months.
  11. AK Burwell

    Family of 4 moving to New Zealand

    All of this is good information and certainly a strong recommendation and likely the direction we'll go; buying something to explore in country. At first the consideration of bringing our own van was appealing as we could pack it full with our gear in a container but the restrictions on size for...
  12. AK Burwell

    Family of 4 moving to New Zealand

    A previous post from luthj in this thread he discusses using a carnet to import their van for 8 months. I'm going to do some homework on this possibility but if you have any insight into this as an option that would helpful as well.
  13. AK Burwell

    Family of 4 moving to New Zealand

    Just revisiting your comments. Super helpful and thanks for the thorough answers. I think we're narrowing our destination to Nelson for the smaller town quality of life and active outdoor scene we appreciate. Thoughts?
  14. AK Burwell

    Family of 4 moving to New Zealand

    Thanks so much for reaching out. So from what I've gathered it seems like a LHD small van/RV type of vehicle likely won't get approved for import. Is this accurate from what you see and understand? An ex-pat friend in Hawkes Bay says really the only LHD vehicles are muscle and collector cars.
  15. AK Burwell

    Family of 4 moving to New Zealand

    Thanks Ed. I was searching around the transport website just last night and realized these doc's are prob a deal breaker. Don't think the family is going to want to camp in a Euro or US muscle car lol (previous permits granted) and since these vans are available in RHD and in NZ and not a car...
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