Domestic delivery updates
Parcels
Minor delays
Minor delays for items travelling to Queenstown and from Queenstown to nationwide.
No delays
No significant delays. 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: 4:10pm, 14 November.
Road works in Queenstown will restrict access to our depot between 7:00pm and 7:00am from Monday 17 November to Friday 28 November. Minor delays expected for items travelling to Queenstown and from Queenstown to nationwide, with deliveries likely occurring later in the day than usual.
Additional resources for the latest information:
- MetService Weather Warnings and Watches
- Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency: Road Closures
- Civil Defence: National Emergency Management Agency
Canterbury Anniversary delivery times
Our team will be delivering to a different schedule over Canterbury Anniversary weekend.
| Mail, Rural & ParcelPost Delivery | Courier Delivery | |
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| Tuesday 11 November |
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| Wednesday 12 November |
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| Thursday 13 November |
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Longer Courier overnight & Courier Economy service times |
| Friday 14 November |
Canterbury Anniversary Day |
Canterbury Anniversary Day |
| Saturday 15 November |
Rural services do not operate on this day |
Rural services do not operate on this day |
| Sunday 16 November |
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| Monday 17 November |
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| Tuesday 18 November |
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Christchurch Anniversary Weekend schedule:
Courier items: Courier overnight parcels sent on Thursday 13 November ticketed for Saturday will be processed for delivery on Saturday 16 November.
Courier overnight parcels not ticketed for Saturday delivery will be processed for delivery from Monday 17 November.
Courier Economy items: Courier economy parcels sent on Thursday 13 November will be processed for delivery from Tuesday 18 November.
PO Box lobbies: PO Box lobbies will be closed on Friday 14 November.
Perishable goods: All Perishables sent on Wednesday 12 November will be targeted for delivery Thursday 13 November, before the public holiday.
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 a NZ Post store after that day’s final clearance, or on a Saturday or Sunday, day zero will be the next working day.