Domestic delivery updates

Parcels

Regional delays

Delays of 2-3 working days* in Greater Wellington, Wairarapa regions, Taranaki and Taupō. Delays for inter-island Economy parcels for delivery in the North and South Islands.

Mail

Regional delays

Delays of 2-3 working days* in Greater Wellington and Wairarapa regions. 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: 11:30am, 23 April.

Heavy rain and adverse weather conditions across the Greater Wellington and Wairarapa regions have disrupted delivery services. Operations have now resumed where it is safe to do so; however, some rural areas remain inaccessible and minor disruption may continue.

Please allow up to 1–2 working days for the delivery of any delayed mail and parcels. NZ Post retail outlets, including Waterloo Quay, Johnsonville, and Te Puni, have reopened.

Weather related road closures into Taranaki (from the north) remain in place. Please expect delays of 1-2 working days.

Inter island services: Ferry services have resumed; however, Economy items travelling into the South Island may experience additional delays of up to one working day while volumes are cleared.

 

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ANZAC weekend delivery times

Our team will be delivering to a different schedule for ANZAC Day.

Due to ANZAC Day falling on Saturday 25 April and the public holiday on Monday (with no deliveries), liquor licensing laws restrict alcohol deliveries before 1pm on Saturday, with delivery potentially delayed until Tuesday.

  Mail, Rural & ParcelPost Delivery Courier Delivery
Tuesday
21 April
Wednesday
22 April
Thursday
23 April
Friday
24 April

Longer Courier (next working day) & Courier Economy service times
Saturday
25 April

ANZAC Day (Rural services do not operate on this day)

ANZAC Day (Rural services do not operate on this day)
Sunday
26 April
Monday
27 April

ANZAC Day public holiday

ANZAC Day public holiday
Tuesday
28 April

Courier items: Courier (next working day) parcels sent on Friday 24 April ticketed for Saturday will be targeted for delivery on Saturday 25 April. Courier (next working day) parcels sent on Friday 24 April will be targeted for delivery on Tuesday 28 April.

Courier Economy items: Courier Economy parcels sent on Friday 24 April will be targeted for delivery on Wednesday 29 and Thursday 30 April.

PO Box Lobbies: PO Box lobbies will be closed on Monday 27 April.

Perishable goods: All Perishables sent on Friday 24 April with a Saturday delivery label applied in order to be delivered by Saturday 25 April, before the public holiday. Delivery for Perishable items sent on Friday 24 April without a Saturday label won’t be attempted until Tuesday 28 April.

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.