I'm a long way out from actually moving, but out of curiosity I got a quote for a 20' shipping container and it was $7k+. The problem I have with this is that my valuable items are all of pretty small size (computer, bike), I don't own a car, and my furniture consists of second hand stuff that cost very little and I have pretty much zero attachment to.
So I figure it would be smartest to ship the reasonably-sized things via USPS or whatever, and get rid of the big bulky furniture that isn't worth much anyway, and then buy more cheap used furniture on the other side. But then I hear people talking about how that type of stuff is all way more expensive in NZ -- but I have no idea what level of quality people are talking about. I don't care about things being "nice." I just want cheap, used stuff. Is it around?