It said 567 post shops would remain open nationwide and rural post shops would not be affected. She said she had been at the store for 22 years and the NZ Post service was still used by many customers — particularly for parcels — because the next nearest NZ Post service was about 10km away, in Green Island. Maynard said he feared there would be more cuts to NZ Post services. NZ Post General Manager Consumer Sarah Sandoval says the current retail network was bigger than required for today’s mail volumes. Customers now rely far more on NZ Post stores for collecting and sending parcels compared to letters."

Source: Otago Daily Times January 28, 2026 01:56 UTC