New Zealand Post is gearing up to process 41.5 million letters and parcels this December - 20% more parcels than last year. NZ Post chief operating officer Mark Stewart said the company began seeing increased growth in early November. “Being ready for Christmas has been a priority as we know how much it matters for people,” he said. “We’ll be pulling out all the stops right up until the last delivery day which is the last Saturday [December 23] before Christmas.”Stewart said NZ Post recommended customers to send their parcels within New Zealand by December 19 for Standard Post, ParcelPost and ParcelPost Tracked. Items being sent by FastPost, Courier Parcel and Courier & Signature Parcel need to be sent by December 20.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 06, 2017 22:07 UTC