Crown Relocations is NZ’s leading moving company.
Moving within New Zealand can be an exciting event, whether you’re moving across town, to another region, or even between the North and South Islands. While domestic moves may seem straightforward on the surface, every relocation has its own challenges, from distance to timing, property access, and protecting your belongings along the way.
With over 60 years’ experience, Crown Relocations New Zealand provides professional, reliable moving services nationwide. If you are looking for experienced NZ movers, Crown delivers reliable nationwide support with experienced teams throughout the country. Along with proven systems and international training, we make moving within New Zealand simple, secure, and well organised from start to finish.
Packing belongings carefully and safely for transport is a critical part of the moving process and can be more time consuming than expected. Professional packing is not only efficient, but also ensures your belongings are protected thoroughly during a move. Crown applies consistent packing and handling standards across every relocation, regardless of distance needed to travel or final destination.
Crown’s professionally trained packing teams use high-quality materials designed specifically for moving household goods. Furniture is wrapped in protective blankets, mattresses are sealed in waterproof covers, and fragile items such as glassware, artwork, and electronics are packed in purpose-built cartons. These methods reduce movement during transit and help prevent damage on longer journeys.
For transport, Crown Relocations NZ has a modern fleet that includes hybrid removal vehicles and we are making increasing use of rail linehaul. This improves efficiency, reduces emissions and provides safe delivery across New Zealand’s diverse road, rail and ferry networks.
Moving within New Zealand includes different types of relocations – from local suburb-to-suburb moves and relocations within the region, to moves between regions and long-distance journeys including inter-island transfers. Each type of move requires different levels of planning and coordination.
If you are moving locally, we have strategically placed branches located throughout New Zealand, in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Whangarei, Hamilton, Tauranga, Palmerston North, Hawkes Bay, Kapiti Coast, Nelson, and Queenstown.
Each Crown team has local knowledge and experience of their entire region, which enables them to coordinate your move so it goes smoothly, taking into account any access needs, local challenges or specific situations as needed.
Crown operates a fully coordinated national network, so moving between regions and inter-island moves are able to be planned as one seamless service. This reduces the need to juggle multiple providers and keeps overall responsibility with a single experienced moving company.
For inter-island relocations, Crown’s experienced inter-island movers coordinate road transport, ferry schedules, port access and delivery timing to ensure smooth transitions between the North and South Islands. Our inter-island Wellington and Nelson teams take into consideration any weather changes and sailing schedules as needed, keeping you updated throughout.
Not every move is completed all at once. Delays with settlement dates, renovations, new-build completions, or needing temporary accommodation can all require flexible storage options.
Crown offers secure short- and long-term storage solutions at all our branches across New Zealand. This allows customers to store belongings safely while plans come together. Items are stored in clean, purpose-built facilities with secure, controlled access and professional inventory management.
Storage can be added into your moving plan, supporting staged moves or delayed deliveries without unnecessary pressure or disruption.
Even with careful handling and experienced crews, moving always involves some level of risk. Crown offers CrownCare Transit Protection to provide confidence throughout the full relocation process.
CrownCare is a specialist insurance designed specifically for household moves, covering your belongings during packing, loading, transport, storage, and delivery. It applies to local, regional and inter-island relocations across New Zealand and offers replacement-cost protection that goes beyond standard carrier liability. This house removalists insurance is not an extension of home contents cover — it is purpose-built to protect household goods for the full duration of the moving service.
CrownCare Transit Protection applies when Crown professionally packs your belongings as part of a door-to-door service. If items are self-packed, cover may be limited, with industry-standard liability or restricted transit protection applying instead.
Crown follows a clear and structured process to ensure every domestic move runs smoothly:
Initial Consultation & Quote
A detailed consultation allows us to understand access, volume, timing and any special requirements before providing a clear, tailored quote.
Pre-Move Planning
A customised moving plan is created, covering packing, transport schedules, storage (if required), and any long distance or inter-island logistics as needed.
Professional Packing
Our trained crews pack your belongings using specialist materials and label everything to ensure safe handling and efficient unpacking.
Secure Transport
Your belongings are transported using Crown’s purpose-built vehicles, including short-term storage as needed.
Additional services are also available, including relocating your vehicles and moving your pets.
If you are time poor or need extra assistance before, during or after your move, our flexible Helping Hand service can be tailored to your needs.
For moving with children, we have free resources and tips to help make their moving experience more enjoyable.
Crown’s strength lies in its national coordination. While some removal companies operate only within a single region, Crown delivers consistent service across the entire country.
This means your move is managed as one continuous journey — not fragmented between multiple providers. From planning through to delivery, Crown’s teams work under shared systems, quality controls, and communication processes, ensuring reliability at every stage.
Furniture is often the most valuable and complex part of any household move. Crown’s specialist teams are trusted furniture movers in NZ. They are trained to international standards, to dismantle, protect, transport and reassemble furniture safely across long distances and between islands.
From lounge suites and dining tables to antiques, pianos and artwork, Crown uses proven packing and wrapping techniques along with secure loading methods designed for long-haul transport. Purpose-built vehicles minimise movement during transit, helping furniture arrive in excellent condition.
Long-distance relocations require careful coordination well beyond just loading a truck. As experienced long-distance movers in NZ, Crown plans extended travel routes, delivery windows, and ferry connections, including rest schedules for drivers. All this thorough planning helps to keep cross-country moves predictable and on schedule.
Major routes between Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Queenstown, and other centres are managed through established road and rail linehaul systems and regional depots. This ensures reliable transit times and clear communication throughout the relocation journey.
New Zealand households choose Crown because of experience, nationwide reach and proven reliability. Homeowners value Crown’s New Zealand moving services for combining local knowledge with national capability.
Whether moving locally or across the country, our teams at Crown Relocations focus on delivering a smooth, well-managed relocation from start to finish.
It covers local, regional, cross-country and inter-island relocations anywhere in NZ, with full packing, transport and delivery services.
Yes. Crown Relocations NZ coordinates ferry logistics, port access and delivery timing for moves between the North and South Islands.
Local moves occur within the same town or region, while long-distance moves involve extended travel between cities, regions or islands.
Yes. Crown provides full packing, partial packing or self-pack options depending on customer preference.
Yes. Secure short- and long-term storage is available nationwide for staged, delayed or multi-step relocations.
Contact our Crown team today for a free moving quote or call us on 0508 227 696.
With trusted teams across the country, Crown Relocations NZ is with you every step of your move.
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