International mail service announcements

Events outside New Zealand Post's control may affect delivery times for mail sent to and from New Zealand to some international destinations. There may also be items that we are temporarily unable to accept.

For all international delivery targets see our world zones.

Syria mail delivery delays - 12 March 2013

Due to continuing unrest we are experiencing delays with mail delivery to Syria. We hope to restore our regular service as soon as possible.

Items we are temporarily not accepting

Due to circumstances outside of our control, we are not accepting the following items until further notice:

  • Toner cartridges sent to any international destination.
  • Parcels sent to Russia using international Express Courier (documents can still be sent to Russia using this service).
  • Passports sent to India using International Express Courier.