NZ Post Group signed a development agreement earlier this year with Christchurch International Airport Company (CIAL) to provide a purpose built distribution and processing hub at Christchurch Airport’s Dakota Park.

Known as the Southern Operations Centre, it will house overnight courier, Pace, road and air freight operations, contract warehousing and our state-of-the-art automation parcel sorter. The facility also provides direct runway access to our aircraft fleet.

The site moves us closer towards our innovative, future-focused network, providing greater efficiency and accuracy for our existing and future customers.

Construction is well under way with structural steel sections for the warehouse area almost complete. Once complete it will be over 14,000m2 of operational space – almost three times the size of our current facility.

We are due to open our doors during May 2017. Until then it is business as usual at our Wairakei Road site.

Watch our Auckland Operations Centre’s automation in action here – it’s impressive!

Pre site excavation – September 15

Sub grade prep – early April 16

Fantastic “bird’s eye view”, courtesy of CIAL

Main warehouse elevation – July 16