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NZ Post has this morning announced a half year result of a net profit after tax of $31 million, due in part to a recordbreaking Christmas delivery season for parcels. This compares with a $7 million profit for the same period the previous year.

This week is the busiest week of the year for NZ Post, with Thursday 19 December set to be the busiest day of all, as the parcel delivery business brings on extra flights, trucks, vans and people to get New Zealanders’ Christmas presents under the tree in time for the 25th.

Monday 11 November kicks off the busiest period of the year for parcel delivery business NZ Post – beginning with the online shopping frenzy known as Singles’ Day.

NZ Post has this morning announced a $35 million increase in revenue due to a strong operational performance for the 2018/19 financial year and a record-breaking 12 months for its parcel delivery business, balanced against a writedown on mail assets. The result is a net loss after tax of $121 million.

NZ Post is part of the Auckland community, which is experiencing an increased incidence of measles.

A new report on eCommerce in New Zealand shows that online shopping grew eight times faster than shopping in-store in 2018 (16% v 2%) and showed encouraging trends for New Zealand online retailers.

New Zealand Post would like to reassure parents, returning officers, and the New Zealand School Trustees Association that we are making all endeavours to ensure that voting papers returned by mail receive a date stamp to ensure they are counted.

The Government has recently announced changes to the Road User Charges (RUC), which will take effect from 1 July 2019.

New Zealand Post invites members of the public to its annual public meeting.