Moving Pets From NZ to Australia

Moving pets from NZ to Australia is so commonplace for us it often gets overlooked on our blog! Relocating pets to Australia is a simple destination for international pet travel because there are no quarantine requirements for New Zealand pets.  Yes you can travel on the same flight to Australia as your pet but it will need to be a morning flight on one of the following airlines: Virgin, Air New Zealand or Qantas..  You should discuss this with your consultant prior to booking flights because your pet and their paperwork need to arrive during customs clearance business hours on the same day.

Relocating pets to Australia from NZ is a breeze with a delightful Staffy like Holly we moved to Melbourne.

Moving pets from NZ to Australia with us means you can fly your pets direct to: Perth, Adelaide, Cairns, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney and Coolangatta.  Darwin and Canberra are possible with connecting flights. Hobart has no customs clearance facility for pets in Tasmania so your pets must do customs clearance at Melbourne.  For any other location not listed above, you can either organise your NZ pets' onward travel from one of the main airports or use the help of one of our expert agents in Australia. Certain ports wont accept pets or large cages so please discuss with your pet transport consultant.

This delightful dog is Daisy a Golden Labrador we relocated to Sydney enjoying some office treats.

Entry requirements for relocating pets to Australia: your pet must be at least 8wks, be microchipped, and within 5 days of departure be issued with a Pet Health Export Certificate.  This usually involves a tick flea worm treatment 3 or 4days preflight.  Vaccinations are a vet issue and their own definition of pet health.  Some vets require vaccinations, some don't.  Talk to your consultant if you would like a vet recommended to you or if you have lost your pet health book.  If your current council registration has expired, you don't need to renew it before flying.  Pet registration is not a requirement.

Milton the Ragdoll cat we moved to Melbourne - he loves his travel crate so much it stays in the living room!

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If you would like to go on holiday with your pets we can apply for a short-stay, 30days visa and they wont have to do a blood test to re-enter New Zealand! Win!  Whether you are moving pets from NZ to Australia permanently or just popping over for a week or two, Pet Transport NZ have been moving pets to Aussie for over 50years.  We know the ins and outs of Australian pet travel how to streamline the process for you.  Let us help your pets travel safely with professional pet couriers both here and in Australia.  We can answer any questions over the phone: 09 256 0999 or drop us an email!

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