Loss-making New Zealand Post, which got $280 million from the Government last month, plans to build what it calls a new super depot in Wellington to handle surging parcel volumes.
Shane Jones, associate state-owned enterprises minister, said the new base would be developed at Grenada and employ about 350 people in its construction.
Last month, the Government said it was "no longer commercially viable" for NZ Post to maintain its current service level so it got $130m from Budget 2020 an equity injection of $150m from the Government's Covid Response and Recovery Fund
Today, Jones sang the SOE's praises.
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"As an essential service, posties and couriers worked throughout the Covid-19 level 4 lockdown to deliver essential items to Kiwis, and they have continued to work through the resulting massive demand for e-commerce," Jones said.
"New Zealanders will be aware of the issues that surrounded the ability of NZ Post to deal with the huge surge in parcel post during lockdown. This new state-of-the-art depot will provide it with the capacity to process parcels more quickly and efficiently," he said.