Couriers - who's the best

**swanman** · 25th January 2006, 10:10

Hi,

I am looking to send some of my stands around NZ. Who is the best/cheapest courier to do this in people's expereince?

**Fishy** · 25th January 2006, 10:13

Price wise, Castle Parcels are fairly competitive but lead time is generally 2 days. Otherwise NZ Couriers are very good service wise. Stay away from Skyroad - in my experience they lose a lot of stuff and are shocking with reembursing your loss.

**JMemonic** · 25th January 2006, 10:16

Honestly post I just sent a set of forks from Christchurch to Wellington, weight 5Kg's post cost me $11 couriers were around the $20 mark

**yungatart** · 25th January 2006, 10:17

The best IMO is NZ couriers- not the cheapest tho, I've found the cheapest to be Fastway but their service is no where near as good as NZ C, you get what you pay for I guess

**Pixie** · 25th January 2006, 10:19

Originally Posted by JMemonic

Honestly post I just sent a set of forks from Christchurch to Wellington, weight 5Kg's post cost me $11 couriers were around the $20 mark

Post also has strong connections with DHL

**Quasievil** · 25th January 2006, 10:19

Use NZ couriers have done for years, never had a problem, love em !

**Motu** · 25th January 2006, 10:23

Certainly not NZC,I'm having very bad sercive from them lately - yesterday they took 22 hrs to deliver an overnight from Onehunga to Mt Roskill,a 5 minute drive.Yesterday I placed a pickup at 11.00am,it was picked up at 5.30pm that afternoon,and I've just had a call asking where is it.I've just rung to trace it and the service was totaly hopeless - more than 24 hrs to get a small parcel from Mt Roskill to Mt Wellington...NZC are CRAP!!!

**swanman** · 25th January 2006, 10:26

Yes I have called NZ couriers, NZ post and fastway so far. NZ couriers seem the best for NI, they did quote $24 for upto 5kg in the SI, which is begining to get up a bit. But saying that SI is bloody miles away.

**Fishy** · 25th January 2006, 10:37

Here is what we currently pay......

NZ Couriers
North Is 0-5kg $7.10 Overnight Delivery
South Is 0-5kg $20.60 Overnight Delivery

Skyroad Couriers (Ansett express)
North Is 0-5kg $6.90 Overnight Delivery
South Is 0-5kg $16.10 Overnight Delivery

Castle Parcels
North Is 4-10kg $5.60 Overnight Delivery
South Is 4-10kg $11.85 2 day Delivery.

Hope this helps...

**swanman** · 25th January 2006, 11:13

Originally Posted by Fishslayer

Here is what we currently pay......

NZ Couriers
North Is 0-5kg $7.10 Overnight Delivery
South Is 0-5kg $20.60 Overnight Delivery

Skyroad Couriers (Ansett express)
North Is 0-5kg $6.90 Overnight Delivery
South Is 0-5kg $16.10 Overnight Delivery

Castle Parcels
North Is 4-10kg $5.60 Overnight Delivery
South Is 4-10kg $11.85 2 day Delivery.

Hope this helps...

Yes those are good prices. NZ couriers quoting me more than that. North Island $12 and $24 for South Island. How did you get those prices? Quantity discount?

**Firefight** · 25th January 2006, 11:28

sure we did this topic not long ago, did you do a search ?

F/F

**Fishy** · 25th January 2006, 12:18

Originally Posted by swanman

Yes those are good prices. NZ couriers quoting me more than that. North Island $12 and $24 for South Island. How did you get those prices? Quantity discount?

Yeah it may be a case of that, we do send a lot of product out on courier every day.