Moving House Checklist

Use our moving house checklist to prepare for your upcoming move and assist with a hassle-free moving experience.

Have You Discontinued or Redirected These Services?

Post office for redirection of mail
Your bank (to transfer your account)
The electoral registrar
Hire purchase company
Your insurance company to transfer your household insurance/motor vehicles
Your life insurance company
Your health insurance company
Obtain your children's school records
Local council for rates
Stores – where you have charge accounts
Relatives, friends and regular correspondents
Club Memberships
Publications to which you subscribe
Has your doctor or dentist recommended someone in the location to which you are moving
Your solicitors/accountants
Your church
Credit card companies
Airline frequent flyer programmes
Cleaners and gardeners

Ensure your move is confirmed with The Moving Company as soon as moving dates are known
Complete your transit insurance proposal and return to The Moving Company
Spring clean – discard the things you no longer want, clean out expired medicines
Dispose of inflammables or leave for new owners (i.e. paints, turps, kerosene, petrol which are items we cannot carry)
Arrange childcare for day(s) of moving (if applicable)
Dismantle fragile kitset furniture
Have BBQ/heater gas bottles professionally purged
Arrange for a specialist to disconnect plasma TVs

Defrost freezers
Empty rubbish bins
Drain most fuel from mowers/petrol weedeaters
Thoroughly clean garden tools, mowers, golf clubs, outdoor furniture and bikes for quarantine inspections if moving overseas
Empty vacuum cleaners (export shipments only)
Identify items not to be packed and place in one area
Ensure washing machine taps are turned off
Identify the items for your "Priority Cartons" – those items you want first on delivery/or the items for temporary use if going via storage
Arrange a simple breakfast for move day and empty the dishwasher!
Water plants being moved (for nationwide moves only)

If we are storing your household goods, the following articles are classified as DANGEROUS GOODS and cannot be stored: ammunition, paint, linseed oil, turpentine, kerosene, petrol, cleaning fluids and aerosols of any kind
Don't store perishable foods such as cereals, flour, vegetables, meat/fish etc.
Please don't have your furniture French polished just before moving and if you are packing, don't put breakable items or liquids in drawers (i.e. perfume)
If you are selecting volume based intransit insurance, remember to identify any antique items or special items of value over NZD$10,000.00 on our insurance proposal form

Ensure your fridge is empty and clean
Check everything to be packed and moved has been loaded and sign and retain a copy of our inventory list for your records

I just wanted to take a minute to flick you a quick note to let you know that your company is awesome. Our move through The moving Company was hassle free, well organised and was a pleasant experience. Nothing was broken, everything was packed amazingly and great care was taken with all our gear. Nothing was a problem, and the default position of everyone we interacted with was how can we help and what can we do to make the move easier. We definitely will be highly recommending The Moving Company to anyone that needs to shift. Everything was clean and tidy, and it’s obvious that your staff take great pride in the company and the vehicles too – the truck was shinier than a Fire Engine – difference being your guys are not sitting around all day. You have assembled a very good team of people and have a well-oiled machine - it really shows. The guys who worked on our job were excellent ambassadors for the company and were real characters. Can you please pass this onto the crew when you next see them. People are very quick to complain when things go wrong, but are a bit slow off the mark to show appreciation when its due. Awesome !!

Cheers, Rob Snelling – Area Key Account Manager – Lower North Island, Rexel New Zealand Limited