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@benjam
right so:
No you dont have to pay GST in New Zealand but you need:
The air freight companies charge between £2.70 to £3.60 per kg which is calculated at the highest volumetric (height x width x depth)/6000 or dead weight. CargoForce is the lowest I've found.
Other charges to pay are $48 NES Air Entry at customs. Customs will hold your item in NZ for 20 days maximum, after which f*ck knows what they do with it. If you need to insure your freight then you might need to get it professionally packed, PBS in Crawley will do this for approximately £110.
If you want to insure your air freight the only company I've found (and I've tried a LOT) is the-insurance-broker.com who were going to charge me £60 for loss of complete package only (ie. not damage) in transit.
All of this leads me to the following conclusion: fly directly and take your bike on as oversize luggage. It's a LOT cheaper. SO much cheaper that I'm not going to bother and buy a bike out there instead and sell it at the end of my trip.
At least I've a static bike box for those continental trips next season.
I hope, some time in the future all of this experience is useful for someone else.