Domestic delivery updates
Parcels
Minor delays
One day for inter-island and lower to upper North Island deliveries.*
No delays
One day for inter-island and lower to upper North Island deliveries.* Check your mail delivery days using the Address & Postcode Finder.
* Additional working days delay on top of our normal delivery targets.
Courier parcels and mail
Last updated: 9:00am, 29 May.
On Thursday night (28 May), we experienced disruption to our air network due to fog in Christchurch and Palmerston North. This will delay some parcel deliveries by one working day for inter-island items travelling to and from North and South Islands and items travelling between the lower North Island and Northland. Due to the King’s Birthday public holiday, items may be delivered on Tuesday (2 June).
This information will be updated as circumstances change, which will not necessarily be daily.
Additional resources for the latest information:
- MetService Weather Warnings and Watches
- Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency: Road Closures
- Civil Defence: National Emergency Management Agency
King's Birthday weekend delivery times
Our team will be delivering to a different schedule for King's Birthday.
| Mail, Rural & ParcelPost Delivery | Courier Delivery | |
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| Tuesday 26 May |
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Items posted by Tuesday 26 May will be targeted for delivery prior to Monday 1 June |
| Wednesday 27 May |
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| Thursday 28 May |
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| Friday 29 May |
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Longer Courier overnight & Courier Economy service times |
| Saturday 30 May |
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Rural services do not operate on this day |
| Sunday 31 June |
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| Monday 1 June |
King's Birthday |
King's Birthday |
| Tuesday 2 June |
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Courier Items: Courier (next working day) parcels sent on Friday 29 May ticketed for Saturday will be targeted for delivery on Saturday 30 May. Courier (next working day) parcels sent on Friday 29 May will be targeted for delivery on Tuesday 2 June.
Courier Economy items: Courier Economy parcels sent on Friday 29 May will be targeted for delivery on Wednesday 3 and Thursday 4 June.
PO Box Lobbies: PO Box lobbies will be closed on Monday 1 June.
Perishable goods: All Perishables sent on Friday 29 May with a Saturday delivery label applied in order to be delivered by Saturday 30 May, before the public holiday. Delivery for Perishable items sent on Friday 29 May without a Saturday label won’t be attempted until Tuesday 2 June.
Delivery Target: Delivery targets are a guide only and we do not guarantee that your item will reach its destination within the delivery target. Delivery to and from rural or remote areas may take longer. For the purpose of delivery targets, the day in which an item is accepted by us is day zero. If you post an item or hand it over the counter in an NZ Post store after that day’s final clearance, or on a Saturday or Sunday, day zero will be the next working day.