Tightly-sequenced first-week checklist for a new resident landing in NZ from India — IRD number within 1 week, bank account, SIM, RealMe digital ID, rental setup. Indian-context defaults.

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Settlement

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Public healthcare enrolment + GP / PHO + private insurance overlay (New Zealand)

Enrolment in NZ's publicly-funded health system via a Primary Health Organisation (PHO); GP selection; Pae Ora eligibility; private insurance overlay (Southern Cross / NIB / AIA NZ).

School enrolment for accompanying children (NZ — MoE, zoning, ESOL, Equity Index)

Full Ministry of Education enrolment pathway: in-zone vs out-of-zone, Decile / Equity Index (EQI), ESOL programs, documents, year-level placement, uniform / stationery for India-origin families.

NZTA driver licence conversion from Indian DL (no reciprocity — full testing)

India is NOT on NZ's exempt-country list — full theory + practical test required. 12-month overseas-licence grace from arrival; GDLS Learner / Restricted / Full sequence; class 1 car, class 6 motorcycle, class 2 truck.

First-year IRD tax filing (IR3, Working for Families, NZ-India DTAA, PIE, transitional exemption)

First NZ tax year guidance — tax-residency trigger (s.YD 1), worldwide income, 4-year transitional resident exemption, IR3 individual return, Working for Families Tax Credits, NZ-India DTAA, PIE (KiwiSaver) tax.

Community + financial integration (NZ credit, KiwiSaver, Indian-diaspora hubs, professional networks)

Long-arc settlement — building NZ credit / banking history, KiwiSaver enrolment + 3% employer match, Indian-diaspora hubs (Auckland West, Wellington, Christchurch), professional networks (IPNNZ, BAI NZ), Sikh / Hindu / Muslim community institutions.

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MyVisaPrompts — Master prompts for immigration consultants