Thanks Everyone, it sounds like the best of both worlds - Christmas in warm weather and a mid-winder celebration if required :-)
Can't wait to move - just waiting for my company to confirm a transfer - after three interviews via Lync (like Skype). The move will likely be to Auckland.
Fingers and everything else crossed it will happen soon.
For those moving to Auckland, we'll have to meet and compare notes next Christmas.
(my username of relocate2014 may have been a little optimistic, but hopefully only by a little)