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A rural delivery business operates by collecting, sorting, and delivering mail and parcels to a set group of customers along a designated route, as determined by Rural Post, often covering both rural and lifestyle properties.
A rural delivery business operates by collecting, sorting, and delivering mail and parcels to a set group of customers along a designated route, as determined by Rural Post, often covering both rural and lifestyle properties.
A Rural Delivery business generally includes some or all of the following services:
Delivery of mail, parcels, unaddressed mail (circulars), newspapers, etc., under contract to NZ Post
Sale of NZ Post products (stamps, courier packs, etc.)
Delivery of newspapers for publishers
Delivery of unaddressed mail for other businesses
Delivery of parcels and courier items for other businesses
Carriage of freight or other items requested by the contractor or people on the route
Income for a Rural Delivery business is typically derived from:
Payments from Rural Post – based on an established benchmark for vehicle costs and agreed time for the route, plus piece-rate payments for unaddressed mail, parcels, and courier items
Payments from other businesses using the contractor’s services
Charges to customers for goods or services delivered (e.g., milk, bread parcels)
Variability:
All rural delivery businesses differ.
Daily distances can range from 50 km to 300 km
Number of customers can range from 50 to 1,400
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