I agree with all the advice to save your money. When we first began looking into NZ immigration, we thought the process would be complex & difficult. so we contacted a consultant, essentially filled out the EOI form, and were quoted $9000US for them to tell us what to do. This did not include NZIS or other fees. When I asked for more specific information on other services they offered, I only got vague examples, and was told to pay my money and find out. Sure, they would offer info on movers, pet shippers and such, and would enroll us in a job search "club", but I can get that info from forums like this or from NZIS.

Sure, it takes some effort and organization to keep track of all the things that need to be done, but we didn't think it was worth $9K to have someone else keep track of things. Use that money to move, or make a recon trip to NZ.