3 Days From America to my front door step: NZ Post, THIS is how it's done.

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#1156273 16-Oct-2014 18:13

On the other side of the coin....

I've been on the east coast of the US and got stuff quicker from NZ than I could get it to come across from California

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#1156312 16-Oct-2014 19:26

I'm not sure to believe this or not.

I bought lots of stuff from the states. Sometimes 3-4 items in a month. The shipping is usually the upwards of $50 - 60. And yes they're fast but they are costly as well.

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#1156351 16-Oct-2014 20:02

Will post proof once I'm on a computer.

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#1156358 16-Oct-2014 20:14

I have no problem believing it, as I bought stuff from Amazon on a Sunday and had delivered at home on Thursday.

The problem is the price comparison. Pay more, get faster.

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#1156361 16-Oct-2014 20:17

heylinb4nz: Red & Yellow Branding ??? DHL owns Courier Post or does Mcdonalds own all red and yellow brands ?

At most they are a deliver partner.

Already explained here. CourierPost is part of NZ Post.

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#1156561 17-Oct-2014 09:22

freitasm:
heylinb4nz: Red & Yellow Branding ??? DHL owns Courier Post or does Mcdonalds own all red and yellow brands ?

At most they are a deliver partner.

Already explained here. CourierPost is part of NZ Post.

I suspect the reason people are getting confused is because DHL and NZ Post had a 50/50 partnership from 2004 until 2012. In 2012 they bought the 50% that DHL owned to go back to 100% NZ Post ownership.

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#1156566 17-Oct-2014 09:32

I think there's a lot to take into account when comparing these services. The time the parcel reaches the different centers makes a big difference. I used to use DHL for work. They are extremely efficient, but some things are out of their control. The time the parcel is delivered to their center, the first flight available (whether that is a direct flight or not), the time customs takes to okay the parcel, time differences etc. Some courier companies do use airlines which have the most frequent and/or direct flights, and that's most of the time because that airline is cheaper or has direct flight to some other destination that matters more.

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#1157199 17-Oct-2014 22:41

DHL used to own 50% of Express Couriers (CourierPost/Pace) in NZ and Parcel Direct (Couriers Please) in Australia. New Zealand Post bought DHL's stake and now 100% owns both companies.

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#1157201 17-Oct-2014 22:50

graemeh:
freitasm:
heylinb4nz: Red & Yellow Branding ??? DHL owns Courier Post or does Mcdonalds own all red and yellow brands ?

At most they are a deliver partner.

Already explained here. CourierPost is part of NZ Post.

I suspect the reason people are getting confused is because DHL and NZ Post had a 50/50 partnership from 2004 until 2012. In 2012 they bought the 50% that DHL owned to go back to 100% NZ Post ownership.

I suspect the reason is that DHL branding still appears on Courier Post packaging...! ;-)

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#1157224 18-Oct-2014 00:00

freitasm: I have no problem believing it, as I bought stuff from Amazon on a Sunday and had delivered at home on Thursday.

The problem is the price comparison. Pay more, get faster.

As per my post - DHL / Fedex is definitely fast. 3 days is definitely something I expect, no doubt about it, fedex may take extra one day.

I am just doubtful that the OP paid $30 for it. It seems too low from my past experiences.

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#1158311 20-Oct-2014 11:34

Geektastic:
graemeh:
freitasm:
heylinb4nz: Red & Yellow Branding ??? DHL owns Courier Post or does Mcdonalds own all red and yellow brands ?

At most they are a deliver partner.

Already explained here. CourierPost is part of NZ Post.

I suspect the reason people are getting confused is because DHL and NZ Post had a 50/50 partnership from 2004 until 2012. In 2012 they bought the 50% that DHL owned to go back to 100% NZ Post ownership.

I suspect the reason is that DHL branding still appears on Courier Post packaging...! ;-)

I suspect you could be right :)

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#1158318 20-Oct-2014 11:39

[ rant ] Just been told from TNT who sent me a collection pack for an iPhone warrantee fix that NZ couriers (local 'partner') aren't prepared to pickup from my 'rural' zoned work address... exactly 2.7kms from their proposed 'collection' dropoff depot!

NZ mail is ridiculously 'rule bound' by arbitrary zoning and pathetic cost recovery policies.

surely a distance based calculation (from local 'depot') makes far better sense than council zoning?

[ /rant ]

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#1158922 20-Oct-2014 23:04

PhantomNVD: [ rant ] Just been told from TNT who sent me a collection pack for an iPhone warrantee fix that NZ couriers (local 'partner') aren't prepared to pickup from my 'rural' zoned work address... exactly 2.7kms from their proposed 'collection' dropoff depot!

NZ mail is ridiculously 'rule bound' by arbitrary zoning and pathetic cost recovery policies.

surely a distance based calculation (from local 'depot') makes far better sense than council zoning?

[ /rant ]

I share your rant.

I live less than 2km from the centre of our village and yet we are 'rural' despite being within the reasonable apparent village boundary as it is today (rather than as it was when the lines were drawn on NZ Post's maps!)

The whole concept of 'rural' post annoys me - if I send something from London to Benbecula (a windswept island forming part of the Hebrides northwest of Scotland) there isn't a special delivery rate for it or anything - it's the same as sending it from London to Manchester in terms of cost. I could send a 1kg parcel from London to Benbecula with guaranteed next day delivery by 1030 am for less than $30 equivalent.

Here - one inch outside some line on a map and couriers won't deliver, or charge heaps more. Post means another $150 a year for PO Box or RD service etc etc.

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#1158957 21-Oct-2014 06:41

The Royal Mail has been privatised and is already whinging about Universal Service. They are required to keep it going until 2021 and if they are held to that you can expect them to try and make places like offshore islands a special case.

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#1159021 21-Oct-2014 09:06

Geektastic:
PhantomNVD: [ rant ] Just been told from TNT who sent me a collection pack for an iPhone warrantee fix that NZ couriers (local 'partner') aren't prepared to pickup from my 'rural' zoned work address... exactly 2.7kms from their proposed 'collection' dropoff depot!

NZ mail is ridiculously 'rule bound' by arbitrary zoning and pathetic cost recovery policies.

surely a distance based calculation (from local 'depot') makes far better sense than council zoning?

[ /rant ]

I share your rant.

I live less than 2km from the centre of our village and yet we are 'rural' despite being within the reasonable apparent village boundary as it is today (rather than as it was when the lines were drawn on NZ Post's maps!)

The whole concept of 'rural' post annoys me - if I send something from London to Benbecula (a windswept island forming part of the Hebrides northwest of Scotland) there isn't a special delivery rate for it or anything - it's the same as sending it from London to Manchester in terms of cost. I could send a 1kg parcel from London to Benbecula with guaranteed next day delivery by 1030 am for less than $30 equivalent.

Here - one inch outside some line on a map and couriers won't deliver, or charge heaps more. Post means another $150 a year for PO Box or RD service etc etc.

Not just NZ Post, they are all in to it.

My parents live in Bethlehem and for some couriers that is considered "rural". It was rural 20+ years ago, lots of kiwifruit orchards but now there are a huge number of houses and retirement villages. It probably has a higher population density than downtown Tauranga.

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