Advice on Regions

It should work, but you will need to buy Microsoft Points from the UK, as I believe that Microsoft Points are region coded.

Let me explain:

When you have a UK account you are allowed to use it on any console in any region.

The issues you will have are with the marketplace content as the console is in a different region it will have a different marketplace, hence you will not be able to purchase the content.

If you purchase a new console you will still be able to play on it in NZ but you will still not be able to access the marketplace.

the region on your account will not change.

What microsoft recommend you do is have a console for each region you live in and have an account for each region (cough coughmoney hungry)

But everything should be the same when you transfer all of your content to your new console.

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What microsoft recommend you do is have a console for each region you live in and have an account for each region (cough coughmoney hungry)

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Not entirely true. The console would not matter since the UK and NZ are the same region coding. Meaning that games bought in either region would still play in his console. What MS does recommend you do when you move to another region is to create a region specific account. That is because international, copyright, license, local and government laws all play a part in what is and is not allowed in each region. Just because you bought content in the UK doesn't mean it is allowed in NZ. The only way to find that out is to have a NZ account (doesn't need to be Gold) so you know what is available in that region.

However, you can still use your UK account anywhere in the world so long as there is a broadband or higher connection for XBL. You just may experience problems accessing and/or using your UK content and you would not be able to get any REGION LOCKED content while you are out of region.

Yeah all you need is a UK silver account for buying points and downloading DLC (that's the one I'm signed in as now, you can tell by the gamerscore!). Have you encountered any problems using your credit card on your NZ account, for example to buy a Gold subscription? You can also buy a card online for that.

Of course, the best option for the customer would be that when they move to a different country, their region should be  changed for them to correctly reflect their new region so they can keep their gamertag, buy points, subscriptions, and DLC with no hassle. Of course, microsoft aren't willing to do that, even if you have proof that you now live in a different country. It doesn't  matter how many times you phone support about this, they won't do anything for you. Thats kind of the opposite of customer support, really.