The Ultimate Moving Check List!
Kia Ora Neighbours!
If you are getting ready to move house you will be really interested in our check list below! Read on for more ...
3 WEEKS BEFORE YOUR MOVE
□ Plan how to transport your plants
□ Dispose of flammables, corrosive, and poisons.
□ Google Do Not Ship info for a comprehensive list
2 WEEKS BEFORE YOUR MOVE
□ Notify these professional services of your move:
Accountant, Attorney, Doctor, Dentist, Financial Planner, Health Insurance Provider, Insurance Agent,
Schools
□ Notify these services/accounts of your move:
Auto Finance Company, Bank/Credit Union/ Finance Companies, Credit Card Companies,
Exterminator, Health Club, Home care service providers (lawn, exterminator etc.), laundry service,
Magazines, Monthly memberships (Internet, Pay TV etc), Newsletters, newspapers, Pharmacy,
Store/Gas charge accounts
□ Notify these government offices of your move
Vehicle Registration, Social services and school Administration, companies office (If required)
Electoral Role.
□ Don’t forget to update your internet profiles; Facebook, Linkedin etc.
□ Confirm travel arrangements for pets and family
□ Confirm parking for your moving trailer or moving container.
□ Obtain permits if needed
□ Plan meals for the last weeks to use up your food
□ Assemble a folder of important info about your house for the next home owner
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Step by step for a great cause!
Our amazing Hillary Hikers from Edmund Hillary Village showed their support for Bowel Cancer New Zealand's Move Your Butt campaign this month!
Sporting the bright purple and orange campaign shirts, these wonderful walkers hit the Auckland waterfront and marched from Mission Bay to Kohimarama, raising awareness for bowel cancer and the importance of early detection along the way.
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🧩😏 Riddle me this, Neighbours…
I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?
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