Originally Posted by
girlwithanewf
Make sure you have a clear plan as to how you are going to carry and transport 140kg of luggage, a pram, cot bed, car seats and 4 small children to and from the airport! Especially when you get to NZ after a very long flight... Just checking all that in and picking up from baggage collection will be a nightmare.
Absolutely. It is very difficult to manage the customs queue with so much stuff and little children. I did this myself and only two small children and it was a nightmare. It was nearly impossible to get to the domestic terminal until some random stranger took pity on me and helped me push one of my two luggage trolleys over. I had to push it over because it took me too long to get through customs and I missed the cut off time to check it back in at int'l for them to transfer it over. Make sure you leave yourself a lot of time!