Long-Distance Movers for the
Bay of Plenty, Waikato and Auckland

Yes, and those moves are planned the same way. We take on moves from Hamilton and the Waikato into Rotorua and Taupō, and from one end of the Bay to the other, like the Tauranga house-lot we packed up and took to Taupō for Toni. If you're coming to Rotorua, our moving to Rotorua guide covers the streets, the rural properties and the drive in. Tell us both addresses and your date, and we'll plan the crew, the truck and the timing so your things arrive when you do. The quote covers the travel between our base and both addresses, so there's no surprise on the invoice for the distance.

As soon as you have a date. A long-distance move takes the truck and crew for a full day or more, so it's worth booking early, especially for the end of the month or the school holidays. Settlement dates can move, and when they do we work to reschedule rather than cancel. Julie Slee had to delay her job at the last minute, and James "made the new date work no problem." If your date is still rough, tell us what you know now and we'll pencil it in while you firm it up. The earlier we know about anything big, such as a piano or a long driveway, the better we can plan the day.

Someone needs to let the crew in at each end, but it doesn't have to be you. Toni had a Tauranga house packed up and brought to Taupō without being there, and called it "well worth the money we paid to not have to worry about a thing or even be onsite." If a family member, a neighbour or a property manager is handling one end, give us their name and number when you book. Jason usually calls the day before to confirm the start time, which is a good chance to confirm who's meeting the truck at each address and where it can park.

Yes, as part of the house move. Every truck carries at least a one-tonne tail lift, which is what makes a heavy piece like a piano or pool table a straightforward lift rather than a struggle. Send us photos of it and the access at both ends, including stairs, steps and doorways, so we can plan where it sits on the truck. Our single-item moves page has more on pianos and pool tables. Spa pools are different: we move them only as part of a whole-house move, after we've seen the spa and the path out, because an older spa can be brittle and the access is often tight.

We still go, and we plan the packing and the unloading around the rain. The risky moments are carrying things out of one house and into the next, so that's where the crew takes the most care with wrapping and timing each load. Dale Clarke's house came out of Whakatāne in pouring rain all day, and "everything was moved safe and dry." If the forecast is bad, tell us about any long, open paths between the door and the truck when we quote, so we can plan how each load is protected and where the truck parks.