Drone service proves a fast way to deliver in Auckland
Fastway Couriers and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) company Flirtey have teamed up to organize New Zealand’s first parcel delivery by drone.
View ArticleNew Zealand Post to invest millions in “state-of-the-art” Hamilton hub
New Zealand Post is investing up to NZ$12m in a new "state-of-the-art" hub in the Hamilton area.
View ArticleNew Zealand Post to upgrade air fleet in 2016
New Zealand Post is set to take on three Boeing 737-400 freighter aircraft to boost its overnight delivery services for packets and parcels.
View ArticleFacebook testing online marketplaces in Sydney and Auckland
Social media giant Facebook is running "test" online marketplaces in Sydney, Australia, and Auckland, New Zealand.
View ArticleNew Zealand Post will maintain six-day delivery service for “most” rural...
New Zealand Post has announced that it will maintain a six day delivery service to "most" of its rural customers.
View ArticleThe Warehouse opens click and collect store in Auckland
New Zealand-based retailer The Warehouse has opened a click and collect store in Auckland.
View ArticleAramex buys New Zealand-based Fastway Couriers
Aramex has bought New Zealand-based Fastway Couriers.
View ArticleAlibaba and New Zealand government form “strategic alliance”
Alibaba and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE), the New Zealand Government’s international business development agency, yesterday (18 April) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to...
View ArticleWaikato post and parcels hub officially opened
New Zealand Post's new Waikato Operations Centre in Te Rapa was officially opened yesterday (17 August).
View ArticleNew Zealand Post commissions new mixed-mail sorting machines from SPPAL
New Zealand Post has commissioned Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics (SPPAL) to equip its sorting centres with mixed-mail sorting machines and associated software.
View ArticleNew Zealand Post to deliver free books to promote literacy
New Zealand Post is set to deliver thousands of books to communities across New Zealand over the next few days in a bid to promote literacy.
View ArticleRecord year for Freightways despite floods and earthquakes
New Zealand express mail and package company Freightways has achieved a 7% growth in profits despite difficult economic conditions and reduced activity resulting from flooding and earthquake disruption.
View ArticleNew Zealand Post services resume after record snowfalls
New Zealand Post said today that postal services are now beginning to return to normal in most parts of the country after two days of reduced services resulting from record snow storms.
View ArticleQuakes prompt "very disappointing" loss for New Zealand Post
Damage and disruption from this year's earthquakes have compounded with a bad economy and company restructuring to push New Zealand Post $35.6m into the red.
View ArticleNew Zealand Post trials ID photo capture service
New Zealand Post is taking steps towards providing a full identity verification service with the trial of a photo capture system at 14 of its PostShop Kiwibank stores.
View ArticleNew Zealand Post issues its first 3D postage stamps
New Zealand Post has issued its first-ever three-dimensional postage stamp.
View ArticleNew Zealand Post brings back stamp machines in Auckland trial
New Zealand Post is re-introducing stamp vending machines in a new pilot programme it hope will improve customer service.
View ArticleBusiness software integration for New Zealand Post services
New Zealand Post's business customers can now print shipping labels from their accounting software, without having to use separate shipping software systems.
View ArticleNew Zealand Post awards postage-paid envelopes for charities
New Zealand Post is handing out postage-paid envelopes to around 4,000 community groups across New Zealand, as part of its annual Community Post initiative.
View ArticleAustralia and New Zealand revise addressing standard
Australia and New Zealand jointly issued a revised standard today on urban and rural addressing, seeking to keep their address systems as simple as possible.
View ArticleFastway Couriers rebrands with extra focus on ecommerce
New Zealand and Australia based franchise courier network Fastway Couriers is rolling out a major rebrand it has described as the most significant change in its 28-year history.
View ArticleNew Zealand Post evacuates mail plant after Christchurch quake
New Zealand Post evacuated its mail processing facility in Christchurch on Friday after the area was once again hit by an earthquake and strong subesequent aftershocks.
View ArticleNew Zealand retail parcel rates to increase by up to 11%
New Zealand Post has said it will increase postage rates for individual parcels on its ParcelPost service by between 5% and 11% from March 1, 2012.
View ArticleStandard & Poor revises New Zealand Post outlook to “negative”
Credit-rating agency Standard & Poor has downgraded New Zealand Post's outlook from "stable" to "negative" over concerns about the ongoing decline in mail volumes.
View ArticleNew Zealand Post cautious despite doubling first-half profits
New Zealand Post downplayed a surge in its profits as it released its latest financial results today, warning that it still has some way to go in facing up to declining mail volumes.
View ArticleNew Zealand Post to hike letter rates 17% from July
New Zealand Post is making the first increase to its standard letter rate for 18 months, with a 17% increase set to take effect from July.
View ArticleNew Zealand Post developing online consumer ID service
New Zealand Post is developing a new service that will allow people to access many different government services online via a single account.
View ArticleDHL launches LCL freight service from New Zealand to Fiji
DHL has launched a new weekly less-than-truckload ocean freight service direct from New Zealand to Fiji.
View ArticleDHL pulls out of express, parcel ventures with NZ Post
Global logistics giant DHL is pulling out of its joint venture express courier and parcel businesses with New Zealand Post.
View ArticleBlackbay bid to cut missed deliveries through augmented reality
Mobility solutions specialist Blackbay is working with New Zealand researchers to develop augmented reality technology to boost courier first time delivery rates.
View ArticleNew Zealand Post sells supply chain software company ECN
New Zealand Post has sold its supply chain software business, ECN Group, to an Australian business solutions company.
View ArticleNew Zealand’s Freightways achieves record results in 2012
New Zealand parcel and courier company Freightways has achieved record results in its 2012 fiscal year, on the back of volume and price increases, new business and acquisitions.
View ArticleNew Zealand Post needs regulatory reform, despite profit jump
New Zealand Post has bounced back into profitability thanks to a strong performance from its banking unit, and its recent buy-out of partner DHL from two parcel ventures.
View ArticleNew Zealand Post seeks investor for social media business
New Zealand Post has said it is now actively looking for an investment partner for its social media platform, Localist.
View ArticleNZ Post credit rating slips, as focus shifts to competitive business
Credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's has lowered New Zealand's credit rating in light of continuing letter volume declines, and the group's shift in focus towards competitive parcels and banking...
View ArticleNew Zealand Post online ID system backed by lawmakers
New Zealand has adopted legislation granting the powers for a new national online identity verification service run by the government jointly with New Zealand Post.
View ArticleNZ Post signs up first big bank for online ID service
New Zealand Post is set to provide online identity verification for one of the country’s largest banks from later this month.
View ArticleCost cutting drives profits for NZ Post
The New Zealand Post Group recorded an improved result for the half year ended 31 December 2013, boosted by a strong focus on expenditure reduction.
View ArticleAustralia Post launches concession postage scheme
Australia Post has launched a new concession postage scheme, offering cheaper stamps for customers on low incomes.
View ArticleNew Zealand Post wins deal with major electronics retailer
New Zealand Post has won a contract to provide delivery and supply chain services for the largest bricks-and-mortar electronics retailer in Australia and New Zealand.
View ArticleNew Zealand Post backs e-commerce organisation, with online shopping “coming...
New Zealand Post has said it is using its resources and connections to help e-commerce businesses to thrive.
View ArticleNew Zealand Post set to expand cross-border e-commerce service
New Zealand Post has hailed the initial success of its two-year-old cross-border e-commerce delivery service, YouShop.
View ArticleParcels now bigger business than letters for New Zealand Post
New Zealand Post has hailed an improved financial performance in the past 12 months, as its parcels business surpassed the letters business in revenue generating ability for the first time.
View ArticleNew Zealand Post helps local firms to access Chinese market
New Zealand Post is helping companies enter the huge Chinese market by opening a dedicated New Zealand store within the Tmall Global e-commerce website.
View ArticleSingPost acquires New Zealand-based freight forwarder
SingPost has acquired a 90% stake in a New Zealand-based freight forwarding company to further boost its ambitions in the Asia Pacific region.
View ArticleNew Zealand Post to switch to alternate-day mail delivery from July
New Zealand Post has confirmed plans to switch to alternate-day delivery for standard mail from July.
View ArticleFinal regulatory approval given for Japan Post to buy Toll Group
Toll Group said yesterday that it has now received all regulatory approvals needed for its takeover by Japan Post.
View ArticleNew Zealand Post in motorcycle delivery safety drive
New Zealand Post has teamed up with New Zealand’s Accident Compensation Corporation to launch a new safety initiative for motorcycle delivery staff.
View ArticleNew Zealand Post running operational pilot for new eco-vehicles
New Zealand Post will be testing its new “eco-vehicles” for post and parcel deliveries in New Plymouth from next month.
View ArticleNew Zealand Post reports Southern Operations Centre success
New Zealand Post has reported that more than 13.5m parcels have passed through its Southern Operations Centre in Christchurch since it opened in May last year. In a statement issued on Friday (22...
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