Hi everybody!

We'll be arriving in New Zealand to activate our PR on Feb 12 next year. We'll stay for eight days.

While on this short trip what are the things we could/should do in anticipation of our move in June/July 2011? Here's a preliminary list (very short at this moment, but I hope your input will make it much longer):

1. Open bank account (do I need a NZ address for this? - we'll be staying at a holiday apartment, will this address suffice?)

2. Get IRD numbers (are they necessary at this time, and if yes, how do we go about getting them?)

3. Visit school(s) and talk to an administrator? Since we don't know where we'll settle, should we randomly pick a school and try to see the staff just to get an idea about the schools in general and also learn what docs our children should take from their current school when we move?

4. Get driver's license (is it necessary or even possible at this time?)

Thanks in advance for all suggestions.

NJ2NZ a/k/a Taufiq