Moving and Storage in the Waikato: How a Two-Stage Move Works

Yes. A two-stage move doesn't need to happen in the same week, and the second leg is booked whenever your new home is ready. Philip Petch summed it up: "Propak moved us twice: from our old house to storage, and from storage to our new place. They were great: professional, well organised and worked hard on a long hot summer's day." When you book the first leg, tell us the likely date for the second, even if it's only a rough month. We'll plan how the truck is packed going in so the unload at your new home is quick and the things you need on the first night come off first. When the date for the second leg firms up, get in touch and we'll lock it in.

Often, yes. If you're moving out on one day and into the new place the next, we can keep your household goods secured in our trucks overnight and deliver in the morning. Raeburne Bourke used this when we moved them from Tamahere to Cambridge, and the team popped back a couple of days later to see if any furniture needed moving in the new home. It saves a full unload and reload, so it's usually quicker and kinder on your furniture than a short spell in a storage unit. For gaps longer than a night, storage is the better option. Mention your dates when you ask for a quote and we'll suggest whichever suits.

Pack for the second leg, not just the first. Use strong boxes of a similar size so they stack safely, keep heavy items like books in smaller boxes, and fill gaps so nothing shifts. Label every box with the room it belongs in and a short list of what's inside, and mark the ones you'll want first. Wrap anything fragile well, because it will be handled twice and may sit for a while. Keep one box of essentials with you rather than in storage: documents, chargers, medication and a few kitchen basics. If you'd rather not do it yourself, our crew can pack the whole house or only the fragile items, and the same people unpack at the other end.

Our trucks run six days a week, from 7.30am to 7pm, with flexibility for early settlements, tight handovers and after-hours jobs. That matters with a move into storage, because storage facilities set their own access hours and both legs have to fit inside them. When you book, tell us when your storage unit can be reached and any time limits at either home, and we'll set the start time so the day runs without a rush. Toby calls the day before each move to confirm the start time and let you know who's on the crew, so there are no surprises about who is turning up.

Yes. We're based in Cambridge, but we move households across Hamilton, the wider Waikato and the North Island, including Auckland and the Bay of Plenty. A storage leg works the same way on a longer move: we load your old home, take everything into storage near where you're heading, and deliver it to the new home when it's ready. Catherine Knights moved with us from the Bay of Plenty into the Waikato after struggling to find a company to commit, and said that from her first call with Toby she knew she was in good hands. If your move crosses regions, see our guide to intercity movers to the Waikato.