Our parcel sending range
Our parcel sending range makes it easy for you to use and choose.
- How to use our parcel sending range
- Pricing for our parcel sending range including:
- How long it will take?
How to use our parcel sending range
Use the following steps to send parcels within New Zealand.
Step 1: Choose your packaging
- our postage included bags
- our packaging bags and boxes
- your own packaging.
Step 2: Choose to add an optional upgrade for sending within New Zealand
- + $1.00 for ParcelPost Tracked
- + $3.00 for Courier
- + $6.00 for Courier & Signature
Step 3: Add any required surcharge
- + $3.90 for a rural delivery on ParcelPost Tracked, ParcelPost untracked, Courier and Courier & Signature parcels
- + $5.20 for optional Saturday delivery on Courier and Courier & Signature parcels
Find out more about sending parcels internationally.
Book a Courier pickup
If you already have a Courier ticket for your item, you can book a pickup to have your item collected and sent across New Zealand
Our parcel sending range
Postage included bags (for sending within New Zealand)
| Size | Max weight | Approx internal bag dimensions (height x length) | Approx external bag dimensions (height x length) | Price per bag (RRP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size 1 bag | 3kg | 125mm x 230mm | 135mm x 240mm | $3.50 |
| Size 2 bag | 3kg | 185mm x 270mm | 190mm x 280mm | $4.50 |
| Size 2 recycled padded bag | 3kg | 188mm x 241mm | 215mm x 280mm | $5.90 |
| Size 3 bag | 3kg | 250mm x 310mm | 255mm x 325mm | $6.00 |
| Size 4 bag | 3kg | 270mm x 370mm | 280mm x 380mm | $7.00 |
| Size 4 recycled padded bag | 3kg | 233mm x 331mm | 265mm x 380mm | $8.60 |
| Size 6 bag | 3kg | 395mm x 455mm | 400mm x 460mm | $9.50 |
Upgrade options are available with this service.
Packaging only bags and boxes (for sending worldwide and within NZ - Postage excluded)
| Size | Approx internal bag dimensions (height x length) | Approx external bag dimensions (height x length) | Price per bag (RRP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size 2 bag | 185mm x 270mm | 190mm x 280mm | $1.00 |
| Size 2 bubble bag | 185mm x 270mm | 210mm x 280mm | $2.00 |
| Size 4 bag | 270mm x 370mm | 280mm x 380mm | $2.00 |
| Size 4 bubble bag | 270mm x 370mm | 300mm x 380mm | $3.00 |
| Size 6 bag | 395mm x 455mm | 400mm x 460mm | $4.00 |
| Size 10 bag | 740mm x 505mm | 750mm x 515mm | $7.50 |
| Size | Approx external box dimensions (length x height x depth) | Price per box (RRP) |
|---|---|---|
| Size 1 box | 235mm x 165mm x 70mm | $2.00 |
| Size 2 box | 250mm x 185mm x 170mm | $4.00 |
| Size 3 box | 350mm x 265mm x 200mm | $4.50 |
| Size 4 box | 318mm x 216mm x 507mm | $6.50 |
| Size 5 box | 418mm x 286mm x 540mm | $8.50 |
| Wine box | 460mm x 140mm x 120mm | $5.00 |
Postage will depend on the size, weight, destination and service of your parcel.
Your own packaging
If you wrap your own items, the following prices apply.
| Size | Max weight | Dimensions | ParcelPost postage within NZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| DLE | 3kg | 130mm x 235mm x 70mm | $3.20 |
| C5 | 3kg | 165mm x 235mm x 70mm | $4.00 |
| C4 | 3kg | 260mm x 325mm x 70mm | $5.50 |
| Foolscap | 3kg | 260mm x 385mm x 70mm | $6.40 |
| Lineflow* | 3kg | 395mm x 455mm x 70mm | $8.90 |
*Tubes can be sent using the above postage rates provided they meet the criteria for maximum dimensions and weight. Tubes larger than Lineflow size, but 650mm or less in length and 70mm or less in diameter, can be sent using the Lineflow size.
Upgrade options are available with this service.
Your own packaging – ParcelPost Tracked, Courier and Courier & Signature for Larger parcels
If your parcel is outside the size and weight restrictions of the New Zealand Post packaging or doesn’t fit the criteria outlined in the price table for your own packaging above, you will need to use our ParcelPost Tracked, Courier or Courier & Signature options. The following pricing applies:
| Across town (price up to 25kg) | Within island (price for first 5kg)* | Nationwide (price for first 5kg)* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ParcelPost Tracked | $5.70 | $8.80 | $13.70 |
| Courier | $9.20 | $15.20 | $32.10 |
| Courier & Signature | $15.20 | $21.20 | $38.10 |
*The additional 5kg price
The additional 5kg price (up to 25kg) is the same as the price for the first 5kg for ParcelPost Tracked and Courier, but for Courier & Signature the additional 5kg price (up to 25kg) is as per the price for the Courier service.
You will be charged the greater of:
- The actual weight of your parcel (as determined by our scales), rounded up to the nearest 5kg, or
- The volumetric weight of your parcel, rounded up to the nearest 5kg.
To calculate volumetric weight (kg), measure the parcel’s height (m) x length (m) x thickness (m) and multiply this by 200. e.g. (0.5 x 0.4 x 0.3) x 200 = 12kg.
For example, a 14 kg parcel going within the same island would cost $25.50 using the ParcelPost Tracked service.
The maximum dimensions for larger parcels are:
- Weight = 25kg
- Volume = 0.125m3
- Length = 1.5m
Dimension and weight restrictions include the packaging.
How long will it take?
The time it takes for your parcel to reach its destination will vary depending on the service you choose.
| Service | Delivery target |
|---|---|
| ParcelPost ParcelPost Tracked* |
Up to 3 working days nationwide |
| Courier Courier & Signature** |
Next working day nationwide*** |
* A parcel sent via our ParcelPost Tracked service will receive the following scan updates:
- Collected from sender: When your item has been lodged at a NZ Post retail outlet#
- Delivered: When your item has been safely delivered by the local postie
** A parcel sent via our Courier or Courier Signature service will receive the following scan updates:
- Collected from sender: When the item has been lodged at a NZ Post retail outlet#
- Parcel Delayed: In the unlikely event that your item is delayed or misdirected
- Out for Delivery: When your item is with our courier driver for delivery
- Delivered: When the item has been safely delivered by the local courier driver
*** Between major towns and cities
These Delivery targets are a guide only and we do not guarantee that your parcel 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 on which a mail item is accepted by us is day zero. If you post an item, or hand it over the counter in a New Zealand Post retail outlet on a Saturday or after that day’s final clearance, day zero will be the next working day.
# PostCentres and Rural Delivery drivers may not be able to provide a ‘Collected from sender’ scan. If your parcel is lodged in a posting box, it will not receive a ‘Collected from sender’ scan
Courier, Courier & Signature - Next working day nationwide^
Delivery targets are a guide only and we do not guarantee that your item will reach its destination within the delivery target. For the purpose of delivery targets, the day on which a mail item is accepted by us is day zero. If you post an item, or hand it over the counter in a New Zealand Post retail outlet on a Saturday or after that day’s final clearance, day zero will be the next working day.
^ Delivery outside major towns and cities (listed below), including to and from rural or remote areas will take longer.
Major towns and cities are:
Whangarei, Auckland, Hamilton, Cambridge, Te Awamutu, Tauranga, Whakatane*, Rotorua*, Tokoroa*, Taupo*, Gisborne*, New Plymouth, Wanganui*, Napier, Hastings, Palmerston North*, Fielding*, Levin*, Masterton*, Wellington/Kapiti, Nelson, Blenheim, Christchurch, Greymouth, Ashburton, Timaru, Oamaru, Queenstown, Dunedin, Invercargill.
* Due to transport schedules, the delivery target from these towns to particular other major towns and cities on some days is two (2) working days.