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NZ Post hike will hurt businesses and rural communities

06:45 am on 8 June 2023

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An group of businesses and community members are calling for the government to step in and curb increasing postal prices.

New Zealand Post is increasing its prices for a number of services from July 1st.

Sending a standard letters will rise 30c from $1.70 to $2.

And business customers will notice a thirty percent increase when sending bulk mail.

Action group spokesperson Maddison Burgess-Smith spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.