Inter-Island Ferry Service
Reduced ferry sailings and limited recovery capacity during weather or unplanned outages means pressure on the Cook Strait network is high. This impacts the entire New Zealand transport industry - affecting any freight relying on road and ferry connections between the North and South Islands.
This may directly impact CapLink, Dangerous Goods and 2-Day Road customers.
Customers with time-sensitive, urgent, or perishable items are encouraged to consider utilise NZC standard next-day delivery, meaning your items travel via our air network (Dangerous Goods cannot travel by air, so please allow a time-buffer where possible).
Monday 29th June - New Plymouth Service Intermittent Delays (State Highway 3 Awakino Gorge)
Awakino Gorge roading is unstable and there have been ongoing closures and restrictions.
Minor delivery delays into/out of New Plymouth are likely to continue - full recovery seems unlikely in the short term.
For updates on individual courier items, please click here for track and trace.
Thursday 25th June - Heavy Seas in the Cook Strait
As expected, all Ferry sailings are cancelled for the next 48 hours.
This will directly impact on CapLink, Dangerous Goods and 2-Day Road customers.
Customers with time-sensitive, urgent, or perishable items should be using NZC standard next-day delivery, meaning your items travel via our Air Network (Dangerous Goods cannot travel by air and will be delayed).
Inter-Island Road Network at Orange (High Pressure) - courier items that are not moving on our Air Network will be delayed.
Wednesday 24th June - Heavy Seas in the Cook Strait
Heavy seas are expected for sailings from Thursday 25th June to Saturday 27th June. There are ferry delays and cancellations.
This will directly impact on CapLink, Dangerous Goods and 2-Day Road customers.
Customers with time-sensitive, urgent, or perishable items should consider NZC standard next-day delivery, meaning your items travel via our Air Network (Dangerous Goods cannot travel by air and will be delayed).
Friday 6th March - Lower Hutt Depot remains closed for customer pick-up; drop-offs; cash sales
Storms in February resulted in considerable damage to our Lower Hutt premises. The reception area remains closed and will not be opened until all roofing iron is safely in place.
Our couriers are able to operate safely out of the depot area - courier pick-ups and deliveries resumed on 20 February.
If you do not have an account, but need to send an item (that a courier can pick-up from you)... please use our Send a Parcel service.
As at June 2026 work on the Gorge continues to create a 30-45 minute delay...
Monday 19th Jan - Slight delays into and out of Gisborne Region / Large slips in the Waioweka Gorge (SH2)
Large slips in the Waioweka Gorge (north of Gisborne) mean that inbound and outbound linehaul runs will need to be diverted (this may result in slight delays for courier items which would usually be moved via SH2 north of Gisborne).
It appears that it will be a number of weeks before this route is accessible.
Click on this link for more detailed information from the NZTA.
Tracking your items
For updates on individual courier items, please click here for track and trace.
Please view our Network Status Dashboard for the latest Branch and Area Status Levels.