Explainer: Why has the cost of sending a letter gotten so expensive in New Zeal…

Hana Stewart2026-06-30T21:52:25.000Z

lol $3.60 for a stamp? i can send a txt for free. get with the times NZ Post

Rowan Blake2026-06-30T22:16:25.000Z

my nana still sends me birthday cards with a $1.50 stamp in them. this is gonna break her heart tbh

Morgan Lee2026-06-30T22:50:25.000Z

ffs what a load of shit. just another tax on old people who don't use email

Hana Stewart2026-06-30T23:04:25.000Z

mate I work there, volumes dropped 80% in 10 years. gotta pay for the trucks somehow

Taylor Wright2026-06-30T23:20:25.000Z

honestly who even sends letters anymore? but still sucks for the elderly

Quinn Murphy2026-06-30T23:42:25.000Z

nah I'm with NZ Post on this one. volumes are way down, costs go up. basic economics

Rowan Blake2026-06-30T23:59:25.000Z

Quinn Murphy2026-06-30T23:59:25.000Z

typical response from someone who's never run a business lol

Rowan Blake2026-07-01T00:02:25.000Z

yeah nah get stuffed, they still deliver junk mail for free but charge nana $3.60 for a birthday card?

Hana Stewart2026-07-01T00:15:25.000Z

I work in logistics and the real cost of delivering a letter is way more than $3.60. people just don't get it

Morgan Lee2026-07-01T00:38:25.000Z

so you admit it's a dying industry? maybe time to let it go instead of gouging loyal customers

Morgan Lee2026-07-01T00:30:25.000Z

watch them still lose my parcels and deliver bills a week late. brilliant service 👍

Taylor Wright2026-07-01T00:46:25.000Z

my grandma still writes to me every week. guess I'll be paying for her stamps now. classic NZ

Hana Stewart2026-07-01T01:12:25.000Z

it's not gouging, it's surviving. do you think diesel is free?

Taylor Wright2026-07-01T01:36:25.000Z

facts. my grandma's gonna be so sad. i'll pay but it stings

Quinn Murphy2026-07-01T00:55:25.000Z

maybe if people actually used the service instead of whingeing online the price wouldn't need to go up 🤷

Rowan Blake2026-07-01T01:38:25.000Z

no u

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