Cheers for the replies.
Its a british company that fits them out to british standards and it looks like that would be good enough for nz as well, its right hand drive. We would have residency as well, and would not sell it for at least 5 years. Steve, why would i have to live in Brazil for 90 days? that could be a show stopper.
The uk company would ship it to uk first but not take it out of customs and therefore avoid the vat on it. I would not actually pick it up until it gets to NZ.
What is the rate of GST you have to pay when importing?