Hi Tom,
I've taken the liberty of moving your thread down to this category as it will, hopefully, get more views here than in the Introductions category.
It’s difficult to know how people transfer money from Ireland as opposed to the UK and the few Irish members we’ve had in the past have since disappeared into the ether.
There are several companies that specialise in currency transfers, like the ones below.
HIFX
Tranzfers
Moneycorp
Have you thought about asking your son to open a NZ bank account for you? If he did it in his name, for the moment, you wouldn’t have to pay the higher tax rate as he’s a resident. You could pay money directly into that account then. I don’t know how legal that is, but it’s a thought.
You can also open your own bank account in NZ although, as I said above, you would probably have to pay the higher rate of tax until you get PR. Take a look on the
NZ Website List under Banking, Financial and Investment for some ideas.
An old
thread from the forum about transfering money.