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General Shipping Information

Courier Service 

We use NZ Post Courier for tracked delivery and have pickups every week day Monday to Friday after 1pm.

Christmas sending cut-off dates for 2024 within New Zealand:

We are working hard to ensure your Christmas orders arrive on time, with same day dispatch! Here are the key dates to keep in mind:

Rural and South Island addresses: Order by midday, 18th December
North Island (non-rural) addresses: Order by midday, 20th December

We’ll continue sending orders right up until couriers close, but we highly recommend ordering on or before these dates to guarantee delivery before Christmas. 

    Shipping Rates

    Auckland Courier - $4.90
    Rural Auckland Courier - $8.90

    Rest of North Island Courier - $7.50
    Rest of Rural North Island Courier - $9.90

    South Island Courier - $8.90
    Rural South Island Courier - $12.00

    International - Please contact for pricing. 

    Shipping times:

    NZ Post Courier have an overnight delivery target for North Island (non rural). For rural and South Island deliveries please allow one to three working days.

    • North Island non rural - Overnight
    • South Island and all Rural - Overnight to 3 working days

    NZ Post Courier Delivery targets are guidelines only and we do not guarantee that your item will reach its destination within the delivery target.

    You can check the NZPost delivery updates page to keep up to date with any updates or delays https://www.nzpost.co.nz/contact-support/domestic-delivery-updates 

    Packaging Materials

    If you have any special requests for packaging, like unbranded boxes to keep it more a mystery from curious eyes just pop a packing note to your cart before you get to the checkout.

    We use a combination of recycled and recyclable boxes, cardboard wrap, Kraft paper, and LDPE courier bags with paper wrapping and paper filler.

    We have introduced the use of paper tape and removed the use of additional plastic tapes from all of our packaging..

    To find your nearest recycle drop off point for our LDPE courier bags visit https://www.recycling.kiwi.nz

    Add To Your Order / COMBINE

    If you have placed an order and have something else you would like to add before your order has been shipped you can use the discount code COMBINE at check out to remove the shipping cost of that order.

    This code is valid over the weekend or until your order has been packed and tracking number generated.

    If you are earning Flybuys with your orders, Flybuys are issued separately for the add on order and not combined with the initial order.

    This is not a free shipping code for new orders.

         Christmas sending cut-off dates for 2024 within New Zealand:

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