Comments on: NZ Post – how to lose business and alienate people

By: jane

jane — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 02:59:17 +0000

Absolutely ridiculous! Closing down an essential service and putting more people out of work, not to mention heaping more stress on those who wish to send cards, parcels or even letters (which some people still write).
I shall be sending an email to my MP about this extremely sorry state of affairs.
Thank you Frank for the detailed blog pointing out the insanity of closing post offices nationwide.

By: Ngungukai

Ngungukai — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 07:51:22 +0000

So the Chinese Investors are buying up idle Post Office Buildings around Northland ?

By: Ngungukai

Ngungukai — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 07:47:17 +0000

In reply to Mjolnir. Sounds like a Neoliberal Business Model ?

By: Ngungukai

Ngungukai — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 07:01:37 +0000

In reply to Mjolnir. Just Professional Bludgers IMHO

By: Samwise

Samwise — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 23:13:34 +0000

Excellent reporting, Frank. NZPost has missed a golden opportunity to become a service hub or Gove services, as well as bill paying, postage, etc. it shows a real lack of imagination from those paid the Big Bucks to make a go of this SOE. So much for high salaries for CEO’s and other executives.

By: Janio

Janio — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 21:05:10 +0000

Chruskl, I thought it was a ploy to get more income too, but overall they’re still operating at a loss. Not enough soft touch grandmothers like me who want their grandchildren to get their presents on time, use courier mail. I think the PO would up their income if they made regular mail more available to ordinary punters instead of excluding most people from their services as Frank Mac points out. Why is the government letting this happen?

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 01:42:19 +0000

I do know speaking to the owner of Paperplus Kilbirnie, they were never offered a deal for bill payment services, when they bank changed over. Its like they never thought about the people of the Rongotai Electorate use post office bill payment services

By: Cagey

Cagey — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 18:59:11 +0000

David Walsh – the head of NZ Post – “Most recently he has played a pivotal leadership role in working through the complexities associated with the Kiwibank partial sale and operational separation from NZ Post.
He was also on Checkpoint last year saying that the postal service is a dying service which will be dead in 5 years.

Isn’t it time that the question is asked: is a postal sevice a Public service (so should be protected) and what would happen if it is given completely over to the private sector? Because for the last 20 yrs it’s been being run into the ground & treated like an embarrassing relative.

By: Cassie

Cassie — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 11:58:20 +0000

This hasn’t only been happening in NZ!!!
The longterm plan is to eliminate privacy in communicating (letter writing)

It began with 1980’s “Economic restructuring”
>>. “Globalisation” (= Global Communism …by stealth.)
All the changes in small increments over many years.
What do you think the REAL reason for mass surveillance everywhere was?
One day suddenly nom de plumes in editorial page of Newspapers no longer acceptable (why???)
Cellphones/Smartphones have been forced on the population. Surveillance instruments.
Now they are getting everybody to do everything online.
Until one day >>> no more cash, … Then TOTAL CONTROL of peoples lives.
Can’t you see whats coming down the pipe?

By: John W

John W — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 08:35:42 +0000

In reply to room12. What a shallow thought.