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Covid-19 Update – 12 May 2022
We are currently reporting no major interruptions to our carrier partner networks at this time. Contactless pickups and deliveries are still common practice, where instead of a consignee signing the driver’s scanner, the driver sights the consignee, requests their name and signs on their behalf. Post Haste There are no pickup or delivery restrictions […]
Covid-19 Update: 14 February 2022
We continue to monitor the current Covid-19 Omicron outbreak and increasing daily case numbers so we can respond accordingly. This week, we have been included in the government’s Critical Services register and we have begun a trial of the contact tracing technology “SaferMe”. “SaferMe” uses Bluetooth to record interactions between our staff, making any contact […]
Covid-19 Update – 21 January 2022
Following Government messages regarding preparedness for an Omicron community outbreak in New Zealand, we want to update you on what we’re doing to keep people safe and keep the doors open – the mantra of our now well-experienced Covid-19 taskforce. Since mid-2020 this taskforce has provided very effective stewardship through planning, communicating, and managing our […]
Covid-19 Update – 8 September 2021
From 11:59pm last night, all of New Zealand excluding the greater Auckland area moved to Alert Level 2. At this time, the greater Auckland area still remains at Alert Level 4. Auckland This means that there is no change to existing operations from our Auckland warehouses, and we are still only able to distribute the […]
Covid-19 Update – 31 August 2021
Yesterday the Prime Minister advised that the greater Auckland area would remain at Alert Level 4 for at least a further 2 weeks, while Northland is likely to move to Alert Level 3 at 11.59pm on Thursday and the rest of New Zealand will move to Alert Level 3 from 11:59pm tonight. Auckland This means […]
Covid-19 Alert Level 4 Update – 26 August 2021
Firstly, we wish to express our gratitude to all of our teams working on site during this time and also to you, our clients, for your support, patience and understanding. Pleasingly, as we enter day 8 of Alert Level 4 lockdown, our business is operationally sound; in and outbound inventory is moving through each of […]
Covid-19 Update Alert Level 4 – 18 August 2021
Last night the Prime Minister and Director-General of Health advised that there would be a change from the Alert Level 1 across New Zealand to Alert Level 4 for all of New Zealand due to a case of Covid-19 being recorded in the community. As a result, we have enacted our Covid-19 Response Plan. At this stage […]
Sponsorship Announcement: Retail Global Aotearoa
Online Distribution is proud to be a sponsor of the 2021 “Retail Global Aotearoa”. This Omnichannel event is being held in Queenstown from 17 – 19 August and will focus on all facets of online selling from local marketplaces such as The Market, Trade Me and Mighty Ape to global players like Amazon, eBay, Catch […]
Covid-19 Client Operations at Alert Level 3 (AKL) and Alert Level 2 (CHC) – 1 March 2021
Following an announcement over the weekend by the Prime Minister and Director-General of Health, the greater Auckland area is now at Covid Alert Level 3, with the rest of the country at Covid Alert Level 2 due to the transmission of Covid-19 in the Auckland community. As a result, we have again enacted our Covid-19 Response […]
Client Update 18 February 2021 – Operations and Freight Network Update
As of today, Auckland is now at Covid Alert Level 2 with the rest of the country at Alert Level 1, as announced by the Government yesterday. We are pleased to report our warehouses have coped extremely well over the last few days at previous Alert Levels, and operations are currently at usual levels, despite […]
