Receiving an international letter in New Zealand with Parcel Collect
I am currently travelling around the south island of NZ, and fate thought it would be hilarious if I suddenly needed to urgently receive some important documents from France. However, I obviously don't have a long term address to send them to.
After a bit of resarch I found out about Parcel Collect, which is a service provided by the NZ Post Group. Apparently you can register on their website to get a special address in the town of your choice. When something arrives to that address, you get an email notification asking you to come an pick it up. The only problem is that they don't mention anything whether you can use this service to receive letters from overseas.
Maybe I'm a bit paranoid, but I would really like to ask if anyone has ever used this service in such a way. The only answer I got on the phone from the staff was basically a shrug. If the letter would somehow get lost on the way, the consquences would be dire, and costly
Best Answer
Contacting your country's embassy might be an option.
Alternatively, perhaps you could try contacting a Justice of the Peace near your location, and ask if they would be willing to receive your documents. It's not a common request I imagine, so you would probably need to assure them that the expected document is legal, and that they won't be asked to do anything that incurs a cost without being given money in advance (eg if you need the documents posted on, which costs). They might be willing to help.
Justices of the Peace are essentially highly trusted volunteers of a community who can be used to witness signing and certification of documents. They likely do other things I'm unaware of too.
You can do a search for Justices of the Peace by location on the yellow.co.nz phone directory website.
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Is New Zealand receiving international mail?
The Postal Service\u2122 has temporarily suspended international mail acceptance to New Zealand due to service impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic.Where does international mail arrive in NZ?
Overseas mail parcels arrive at the New Zealand Post International Mail Centre in Auckland where they are screened by Customs and the Ministry for Primary Industries. New Zealand Post then delivers your parcel, unless more information is needed or if you need to pay charges.What does ready to collect mean on NZ Post?
You will be sent an email when your parcel is ready to be picked up from your selected collection location and you'll have 10 days to pick it up. This email will confirm the address and the opening hours of the Collect my Parcel location. You can keep track of your parcel delivery status using our tracking tool.Can parcels still be sent to New Zealand?
Yes, under the Traffic Light setting you can continue to send mail and parcels within New Zealand and overseas. You can do this by: Using our online sending options.NZ Post – Parcel Collect
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Alright, after calling the french post, the french ambassy, and going in person, twice, to a post office in New Zealand, it turns out that it is possible. So yeah, I'm still confused, but I guess I'll try using Parcel Collect. I'll edit the answer if I receive my documents without any problems. Thank you all for your answers!
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