ellenarosemary

After speaking to our shipper, he advises only certain age fridges, freezers and fridge freezers can be taken into NZ something to do with CFC's???. Ours eventhough 6 years old are still perfectly good and we would like to take them.

I understand there is somewhere you can look up to see if your item is suitable to take, but cant find it.

Does anyone know where we can check, will ask our shipper, but currently hes away and would like to get it sorted asap.

Thanks

MrsFychan

we bought ours over and it was more than 6yrs.
I would personally say get them to provide the legislation that states you can't take it rather than you hunt around for information on if you can.

rogercruse

If you have the room in your container and the funds, you might consider buying a new unit in the UK, remove the packaging, plug it in and use it for a while, then repackage it ready for shipping.

Why? You'll probably have a wider choice and know what you're prepared to pay.

Clearly, if you don't have the container space or the funds or if you're going to be in rented accommodation for any length of time, then this might not work for you.

Bo-Jangles

I'd be wary of bringing old or new fridges and freezers, unless they fit within the usual Kiwi house specs or you're prepared to use them as a back-up in the garage or something.

Most standard kitchens you'll see here are built to accomodate the usual / bog standard Fisher and Paykel full fridge and half freezer type.

http://www.fisherpaykel.co.nz/produc...ottom-freezer/

We used to have under the counter separates in the UK and no way would they have been accomodated in any Kiwi kitchen that I have seen here, without having to do some major reconfiguration.

sirplug

Bring it. Ours was 10 years old and OK. As Roger said, bring a new one if you can, as the choice here is dire. We've just bought a new one for twice the price of an equivalent in the UK

scrubbedexpat094

I hope you bargained with 'em. Wish we'd bought a new one from the UK, I don't like my Fisher & Paykel one. Not enough room in the freezer section. If we ever have any spare dosh, I'd rip out our kitchen & get a Bosch or Miele one.

nero

We brought our Smeg fridge freezer across, it sat in the garage in our rental as it did not fit and it was only when we bought and had a new kitchen fitted that we could bring it into the house. So just be aware that it may or may not fit into your new house (kitchen)

MrsFychan

I agree if its an under the counter type one then I personally wouldn't bother. If its an American style fridge/freezer then it may fit into a Kiwi kitchen but you may find it doesn't. We bought both the fridge/freezer and range cooker. seriously wish I had taken up the offer from someone before me moved on buying the range cooker. To get ours to fit in without a complete refit was to buy a new build not yet built. or as we might do here do a refit.