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Customer Reviews & Testimonials

The Moving Company has been in the business of moving since 1987, with a reputation built on repeat customers and satisfied customer recommendations. These written testimonials and customer moving reviews are from individuals and families who have been moved by The Moving Company, within New Zealand, and around the world.

Our customer Reviews & Testimonials.

The Moving Company NZ has been in business since 1987, moving kiwis everywhere, with a reputation built on repeat customers and satisfied customer recommendations.

Super efficient & competitive pricing

“I had my whole household effects put into storage while searching for my next property after selling. This turned out to be for over one year!! The two lovely packers were SO efficient , both time wise and practically. All items were documented and well labelled for easy reference. Next day, the truck came to uplift it all and again this was a very efficient and speedy exercise. During the storage time, monthly payment invoices were emailed to me, which was a very practical method and clearly presented.

Delivery of my possessions was absolutely straight forward with again a very speedy unloading. Everything was so well packed and it was obvious why there could not be a possible breakage as ALL was so well protected with generous wrapping and other protection. There was no time pressure for me to unpack and to notify the company to uplift all the flattened boxes and wrappings, but this was achieved quite quickly.

All the workforce I encountered , right from the assessing, the packers, the removers, the deliverers and the collectors, were most cordial as well as being ‘on the ball’. I would not hesitate to recommend The Moving Company both for their super efficiency and competitive pricing.”

Lois
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They made the moving process so easy

“Just a quick note to say how amazing the team were yesterday, it is not every day you come across such a hardworking, polite and happy team, they made the  moving process so easy and I will definitely recommend The Moving Company to friends etc, thank you.”

Will & Michelle
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Every person we have dealt with at The Moving Company has been great!

“Our move went really well, and I put that down to the wider team effort – every person we have dealt with at The Moving Company has been great. Then, to top our move off, to win $1000, just made things even better!”

Damian Bowler
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With the help of the amazing people at The Moving Company our move was stress free

“With the help of the amazing people at The Moving Company our move from Wellington to Papamoa was stress free.  I would especially like to thank Juliane McAuley for her help and advice in ensuring everything went according to plan.

Of course, the icing on the cake was winning the cash-back.  Happy Birthday to The Moving Company and congratulations on achieving 35 years in business.”

Ann Gilbert
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They came in well under budget and were literally twice as fast as I expected

“We used The Moving Company to move the admin and stock side of our business. I was initially hesitant as it was achievable to move by ourselves but I couldn’t be any happier with how the process worked. They came in well under budget and were literally twice as fast as I expected.

I would not hesitate to use them again. Highly recommend.”

Danny
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Thanks heaps for everything this week, everyone is happy

“Thanks heaps for everything this week, everyone is happy, all has arrived in South Africa for the Commercial today.”

Steve Rainer
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The calibre of people that work for you is a credit to your company. Be proud of them.

“D’Arcy, Shayna and I would like to express our sincere thanks to everyone who assisted us in moving to Auckland, Mangawhai, and Melbourne.”

“I have been extolling the virtues of The Moving Company to whoever wishes to listen. I appreciated your original visit and the follow-up advice to adjust the volume moved. There was no pressure. We received wonderful support starting from the people in the office to the men packing, loading, driving, and unpacking. The communication throughout the move was exceptional. Well done.”

“I was amazed at the speed of which the team arrived on Monday morning and left on Tuesday afternoon, with 70 cubic meters packed on the truck. I was a day ahead of schedule which allowed D’Arcy the time to help me clean up the house in Eastbourne. Yahoo!! The calibre of people that work for you is a credit to your company. Be proud of them.”

Heather
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They were courteous, very efficient, and hard working

“Just a quick note to let you know that we are all packed up and moved out. So far so good. At this stage, we would like to compliment your team. They were courteous, very efficient, and hard working. We are very happy what has been done by ‘The Moving Company’ so far.”

Jos
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I was most impressed with the calm and efficient approach that you provided

“Just thought I send a quick thank-you email to The Moving Company team (i.e. Tony, Rob, Aidan etc etc) who helped pack my house contents in Wellington and move them up to Palmerston North into storage. I was most impressed with the calm and efficient approach that you provided and the ability to remove a lot of the stress for me with this type of event.”

“I have never moved substantially like this before so really appreciate your services to do this and will be recommending them to others. All in all the three day process went very well and I thank-you all for that to happen.”

“PS. Julaine: thanks also to you for your expertise on planning and co-ordinating the right people and materials.”

Jillian Sinclair
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There was nothing we possibly could have asked for to make the experience with The Moving Company better, it was just A+

“I just wanted to say thank you so much for your help during this move and the absolutely AMAZING job the guys did during the move! After we had such a bad experience with our last moving company, you guys have completely restored our faith in moving companies! There was nothing we possibly could have asked for to make the experience with The Moving Company better, it was just A+.”

“The care your guys took with our belongings, even wrapping the couch and boxing up the small stuff that was left unboxed, everything arrived in perfect, clean condition and it was all done so quickly, I couldn’t believe it! We were so impressed, we’ve told my parents, who are soon moving, that they cannot go past you guys! So thank you again for making a stressful event so easy and stress free.”

Teri
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My experience with the Moving Company...was outstanding

“I wanted to drop you a brief note to say that my experience with the Moving Company last week was outstanding. Lynda was very helpful and responded to all my queries promptly. The communication from both her and the team on the day was fantastic. My wife and I really appreciated the courtesy and helpfulness of all your staff. Please pass on my thanks to them. I would have no hesitation recommending The Moving Company to anyone else.”

Michael
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Always on time and everything arrived safely on the [date] we were told

“We would just like to let you know that we are settled into our new home in Invercargill and would like to thank you and the team that organised, packed, transported and unpacked for us. They were a great lot of guys, always on time and everything arrived safely on the [date] as we were told. They also picked up the empty boxes and papers within a few days. We will definitely recommend The Moving Company to anybody that asks. Thank you again.”

Ron and Joy Lilley
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Our Moving Story.

The Moving Company is one of New Zealand’s best known and most successful international and domestic moving and storage companies.

For over 35 years we have annually been the mover of choice for thousands of families and individual customers.

Throughout our history The Moving Company has consistently been competing with large scale overseas owned corporations. During this time, we have remained proudly Kiwi owned and operated. What’s remarkable about this story is that we have we not just kept up with the competition. We have prospered to become the largest mover of private international customers, both into and out of New Zealand.

The Moving Company’s legacy is built upon the positive experiences of our customers and word of mouth, not through marketing spend and high pressure sales tactics. Being locally owned and operated means our profits have been reinvested in Aotearoa New Zealand, not taken offshore, or distributed to the overseas shareholders of a global corporate.

Of course, we haven’t been standing still over the last 38 years. The business landscape has constantly been changing and we have evolved with it. To ensure our heritage and legacy are protected and future proofed, we have a strong resolve and commitment to social, environmental, and economic sustainability.


History

Why choose
The moving company?

For over 35 years we have annually been the mover of choice for thousands of families and individual customers.

The Moving Company is one of New Zealand’s best known and most successful international and domestic moving and storage companies. The places are moving company.

Our History.

On the 27th of March 2025, The Moving Company celebrated our 38th birthday in the international, inter-city and commercial moving and storage businesses.
1987 - 1990

The Moving Company was founded as the Nelson Moving Company, specialising in nationwide moving and the delivery of new furniture orders, from Nelson based furniture manufacturers.

During this period, we became a full service international moving company, with our first move to Australia completed, the first of many thousands to follow.

Early 1990’s

The company was rebranded as ‘The Moving Company’ and grew through the acquisition of leading removalists, Banner Removals and Action Pack Express.

New branches were opened in Christchurch, Wellington, Tauranga, Hamilton, and Auckland. Head Office was moved from Nelson to Christchurch.

Late 1990’s

The Moving Company moved away from commercial furniture deliveries to focus on international relocations, large domestic moves, and storage services.

Branch locations were consolidated to the main port locations of Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch.

We joined the FIDI Global Alliance and OMNI Global Network. These memberships cemented relationships with the world’s leading international moving companies in over 60 countries.

2001

The Moving Company was purchased by our current owner’s, enabling us to remain as a privately held and owner managed business. There were 40 full time staff and 20 removal vehicles at the time of acquisition.

2001 - 2011

We took our first, of many subsequent deliveries, of over a hundred custom built, fit for purpose high cube shipping and storage containers to use on intercity moves and for storage of customers goods.

We received our first FAIM accreditation, the world’s only recognised, supreme seal of quality in the international moving industry. We still hold this accreditation today, being independently audited bi- annually by E&Y International.

We moved into our first design-built office and warehouse facilities in Christchurch and Auckland. Both being able to store containers three high inside the warehouse, a New Zealand industry first.

2011 - 2022

We moved from a manual paper based system to Moveware, the world’s leading Move Management platform. This transformed the business, enabling the secure and seamless transfer of customer files, data, and vital information to our international service partners.

We Invested in a proprietary AI software application enabling our customers to get instant quotations by conducting their own in house surveys by cell phone or tablet.

In association with our removals group, we implemented an aggressive and on-going fleet upgrade. 25 long distance trucks were replaced with clean burning new units, which meet EURO 6 environmental standards.

During this period flat screen television cartons, bike cartons and hanging wardrobe cartons were introduced to provide added protection for our customers personal effects.

We adopted an aggressive waste reduction programme, for the re-use of packing materials, within our domestic operation. We now upcycle over 150 tonnes of packaging, annually.

2015

In 2015 The Moving Company joined the country’s leading artists and designers as a major sponsor of Starship Children’s Hospitals ‘Big Egg Hunt.’ We moved, stored, delivered, and installed over100 giant eggs, right across New Zealand. The eggs were auctioned to raise over $200,000 for the children’s hospital.

We invested in HSE Connect a leading platform for managing & administrating all health, safety, and wellness activities across all branch locations.

We also introduced the industry’s only in-house truck driver training and licensing programme. Staff can now be taken safely through the driving grades from a car license to a full class 5 truck licenses in house.

2025

On the 27th of March 2025 The Moving Company celebrated our 38th birthday. From humble beginnings we had grown to having a full- time staff of 150 and a fleet of over 80 removal trucks. Today, The Moving Company provide outstanding removal and storage services to every corner of Aotearoa New Zealand and over 140 countries, worldwide.

Global Memberships & Accreditations.

The Moving Company has long established memberships with the best moving industry associations worldwide, and is proud to have achieved prestigious accreditations in the international moving industry.

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