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Rail Disruption Upper South Island
We have been advised that KiwiRail has closed the main rail line between Picton and Blenheim to implement urgent repairs to a rail bridge. Please expect delays for all inter-island freight for the next three weeks as capacity is reduced. Clients with any specific concerns should discuss these with your Site Manager. We will post […]
Severe Weather Event – 20 February 2023
Here’s the latest update on the current status of deliveries across the carrier networks: Napier and Hastings – Only accessible via SH2 from Palmerston North, resulting in very heavy traffic congestion and significant delays. Many suburbs and surrounding areas are still inaccessible. Heavy congestion and delays are expected to continue for a considerable time. Gisborne […]
Severe Weather Event – Update 16 February 2023
Today’s updates: General New Zealand network updates: Cook Strait ferry services have resumed, however delays can still be expected as vehicle backlogs are cleared following cancellations earlier this week. KiwiRail have confirmed that the North Island Main Trunk Line (Auckland to Wellington) and the Main North Line (Christchurch to Picton) are now both fully open. […]
Severe Weather Event – Update 14 February 2023
We have today received the following update from our Transport partner(s) Kaitaia, Whangarei, Napier, Hastings, Thames and Whakatane branches are all closed today due to weather conditions, so there will be no deliveries to those regions. Freight was unable to be linehauled to these regions last night due to weather, road closures, slips and/or flooding. […]
Auckland Severe Weather Event – Update Tuesday, 31 January 2023
Further to our earlier update, our Auckland team members have returned to work today after Auckland’s anniversary weekend. We are very pleased to be able to report that just a small number of our staff have been personally affected by the significant weather event and we are supporting those affected. Pending any further weather disruptions, […]
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 – 25 March 2022
Below are the latest network status updates from our carrier partners: Post Haste Due to a high number of positive Covid cases in their team, Post Haste are currently only able to deliver urgent medical supplies to the Cromwell and Alexandra regions. All orders for other commodities will be dispatched once this restriction is […]
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 – 21 September 2021
From 11.59 pm tonight, the Auckland region will move to Covid Alert Level 3. At this stage, the remainder of the country remains at Covid Alert Level 2. Auckland The move to Alert Level 3 means that we are now able to distribute all products from our warehouses (not just essential products). While under Alert […]
Inter-Island Ferry Network Disruption
Please expect delays across all carriers for Inter-Island road freight for at least the next few weeks due to capacity constraints across the Cook Strait. Unfortunately, only one of the three ferries is currently operational and in service. Additional ferries are being utilised as cover, but capacity is severely reduced. All transport carriers are currently […]
