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'Huge loss': Pushback at plan to close Hawke's Bay post branches
Raureka Masonic Village residents are preparing a petition.
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Otago family's $5.3m Powerball win after years playing same numbers
The Otago family scooped the $5.3m prize with a $6 MyLotto ticket.
Two post shop stores are 700m apart. NZ Post explains rationale behind choosing the one to cull
Some customers now face trips of up to 13km to reach a post shop.
NZ Post responds to criticism of store closures
NZ Post's Sarah Sandoval reveals what was behind the move on Ryan Bridge Today.
NZ Post defends closure decision as postage use plummets
NZ Post CEO David Walsh said the business' retail footprint hadn't changed since 1989.
‘Devastated’: Bookshop owner expects 35% revenue hit from NZ Post closure
NZ Post is shutting 142 urban retail partner stores.
Store closures could leave older people 'invisible', Age Concern warns
NZ Post will shut 142 stores after reviewing how customers use branches.
NZ Post under fire as move to shut 140+ stores sparks nationwide anger
Auckland will lose 29 branches, while Christchurch will see 22 closures.
NZ Post to close services at more than 140 retail stores in major urban overhaul
The closures follow a Government deal resetting NZ Post's store rules.
Mega property deals: The 11 biggest commercial sales of the year
Who's still got money to buy $1.8b of properties in 2025? An exclusive list answers that.
Arthur’s Pass mail stoush leaves hikers without vital gear, police now involved
Police intervened after 47 parcels were held in Arthur's Pass for weeks.
Inside Economics: Why fixed mortgage rates are headed up already after Reserve Bank cuts
ANALYSIS: Liam Dann takes a deeper dive into the week's economic news.
Auckland family violence refuge full as demand surges before Christmas
Grenville Hendricks links rising domestic violence to cost-of-living strain.
Billy bookcases in Bulls? How to shop at Ikea if you don't live in Auckland
Ikea products can be collected from 29 pick-up points across the country, from this week.
Ikea Australia and NZ CEO calm on competition ahead of launch
The Swedish company's product range is extensive, and more importantly, competitive.
'Flat-out': NZ Post braces for 10 million parcels in 27 days
Christmas, and your orders, will be here before you know it.
Jenée Tibshraeny: Asset recycling - a good call, but no cash cow
A closer look at what the Government actually owns.
Vivian Valbuena: How to protect your money from fraud
OPINION: Around one in five New Zealanders reported being scammed in 2024.
Courier union calling for change as Freightways workers take action
ProDrive courier advocate Peter Gallagher says the drivers just want some respect.
A sad day for New Zealand: Flags at half-mast, nation mourns death of Jim Bolger
PM Chris Luxon said Bolger left behind a legacy that will be respected for generations.
Gehan Gunasekara: Chill on free speech extends across the entire world
A New Zealand academic says a US travel advisory warned of device searches.
Letters: Surely that was the last local election we vote by post?
OPINION: Dunedin's Roger Fewtrell is praised for his generosity by readers.
Editorial: The price of moving away from sending letters
OPINION: MBIE says New Zealanders are sending fewer letters than ever before.
NZ Herald Morning News Update | Banks cut rates and school attendance improves
NZ Herald Morning News Update | Banks cut rates, school attendance improves and texts reveal Nash swore at minister.
NZ Post given green light to cut delivery days further, close more post offices
People get, on average, fewer than two letters a week, compared to seven a decade ago.
Ikea opening date to be revealed
More details about the Swedish retailer's first NZ store are set to be revealed.
CCTV appears to show murder-accused lighting fatal Loafers Lodge fire
The jury watched CCTV showing the accused before the fire started.
You've got mail: NZ Post resumes business parcel deliveries to US amid new tariffs
But people are unable to send personal parcels through the service.
Man arrested for importing 1m black market-bound cigarettes into NZ
The cigarettes, imported from China, were falsely declared as clothes.
Robert MacCulloch: Chumocracy is threatening NZ's future
OPINION: After the 2023 election, Sir John Key-era politicians got top jobs again.