The Moving Company NZ has been in business since 1987, moving kiwis everywhere, with a reputation built on repeat customers and satisfied customer recommendations.
“Just wanted to write a quick note to say how impressed I was with the guys who did our move — they were extremely professional and helpful and a pleasure to deal with. You have some great personnal there. We won’t hesitate to use your services the next time we are on the move!”
“We would like to thank you and your staff for your excellent service in getting our belongings to us so effortlessly. We were very impressed with the efficiency and co-operation from Des, Tom, Trevor and Mike and their exceptional good humour. They made everything so easy that it made what could have been a very stressful day for us into something quite enjoyable!”
“Nothing was too much trouble and by 3pm we felt like the house was our home. I would also like to thank Allison who was so pleasant and friendly to deal with on the phone and by email. We would be very pleased to recommend you in any way we can and please do use this letter for quotes on your website. Once again, thank you all very much for help.”
“Our daughter and her family moved in Wellington [recently], and I would like you to acknowledge the team who worked on that particular move. They were efficient and the packing and delivery was beyond reproach. I would certainly recommend your company to any of our friends who may be intending to move. Well done guys you were tremendous.”
“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 !!”
Rob Snelling – Area Key Account Manager – Lower North Island, Rexel New Zealand Limited
“We wanted you to know that we were extremley impressed with The Moving Company, your staff, the crew who packed us up were amazing, and the Kent movers crew here in Melbourne were fantastic as well, due to your awesome packaging everything arrived just as it left, so we were stoked 🙂 we couldn’t have asked for more so a Huge THANK YOU to you all for making our move stress free, if I could I would give you a big hug! Thanks again.”
“We just wanted to say how impressed we were with your moving team for our move from and to Paekakariki Hill Road. They were careful, professional, efficient, and friendly – we couldn’t fault them. This is about the 4th time I have used The Moving Company and simply wouldn’t go anywhere else! Thanks again – you do a great job.”
“Finally unpacked everything and just want to say a big THANK YOU to you and your teams. You have restored my faith in moving companies and I would most definitely recommend you to others as an outstanding example of how a removal company should operate and behave. All the crew I had dealings with were polite, helpful and professional. The latter demonstrated by the fact that there were no breakages or losses (unlike my move from the UK) Please tell Edward that all the port slipper glasses made it – they are such a fragile, funny glass that I said I wouldn’t hold it against you if any didn’t make it but bless him he took it as a challenge and hey presto – all good.”
“The quality of the packing and materials used were excellent, communication with you was good and always helpful. If you want to use me for references for future business I am more than happy to oblige. I said do me a good job and I’ll pass the word on. Have recommended you to my friend in Greenhithe and have also been telling numerous people what a good job you’ve done in and around Nelson (including the rental agent who said she is often asked if she could recommend anyone) I’m hoping I can ‘post’ something on both hospital websites and if you have any connections with any ‘forums’ where I can post my ‘stress free’ move I’m happy to oblige. Once again, thank you and please pass this on to the rest of the team.”
“I have been really happy with the service from The Moving Company and everyone I have dealt with over this move. It had been such a stressful time prior to moving that it was a relief to have the packing and moving of my goods taken care of so well. The hard working packers were impressive. Also appreciated was the way my new neighbours were spoken to by the driver prior to the truck manoeuvring down the small cul-de-sac to deliver everything at the Nelson end.”
“Toby, I just wanted to pass on to you that your guys did a wonderful job over the three days. They were helpful, good natured, strong and efficient. We thought they were just great to work around and went out of their way to help. Nothing broken, they negotiated a tight drive and moved us with ease. A great team and to be strongly recommended. They were a delight to have around. Please make sure this information gets to the right person. Of course that flows right through the Company from the ease we had signing up with you. I am pleased we used your company and will strongly recommend The Moving Company to others.”
“I would just like to send a note to say what a fantastic job your packers and your movers did for us. The packing was done to a very high standard and there were not breakages at all and the move day went fantastically well, although I did feel very sorry for the guys having to run up an down a particularly steep driveway.”
“Thanks for your good work with our OZ move. We’d like to express our gratitude and appreciation for the people that made our move so much less stressful. They are wonderful individuals who did a fantastic job! They are Filipo the man with the inbuilt measuring tape in his eye, Luke, the guy with the oversight, Jason, the friendly muscle man, Pita, who sure knows how to handle a couple of tons of container and Steve with his sense for detail. Thanks again.”
“I just wanted to pass on some comments about the service I received from The Moving Company throughout the process of my move last Friday. First of all you two have been just awesome to work with! You both made it seamless on the organising front from my perspective, which I thank you for. As to the packers, Janice and her colleague were so friendly, I just left them to it and it was executed perfectly, with only one breakage of one wine glass… and never fear…. there are plenty more!! I was VERY impressed.”
“As to the movers on the day… I cant thank them enough, chipper, VERY accommodating, friendly, fun, professional…. I just thought they were awesome all three of them, I had a bit of a joke with them and actually enjoyed the move!! I would really like you to pass these comments about the three lads onto their Manager as I thought they were just the bees knees.”
“I would 100% recommend and use The Moving Company again, furthermore I would request these 3 movers if they were still under employment with your company at such time. I’ve already been spouting off to everyone about how I would never move myself again, I would just get you guys in to do it all for me, stunning service. So… in closing, thanks to such a great team, your business owner would be proud. See you again in the future for sure!”
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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