We, the undersigned, ask NZ Post to reconsider its decision to remove postal services from Easts at Makaraka, effective 12 May 2026. This store provides an important and well-used service to the local community, including residents, rural delivery customers, farmers, contractors, small businesses, and those who rely on convenient access to postal services as part of their daily routines. While NZ Post has advised that alternative services are available within 4-6 kilometers, distance alone does not reflect accessibility. For many in our community, particularly those travelling from rural areas, managing work commitments, or with limited mobility, this location is the most practical and efficient option. Although officially classified as an urban area, East's Outdoor Work & Leisure sits on the boundary of town, with rural delivery addresses beginning nearby. In practice, this functions as a key service point for surrounding rural communities. We believe this reality has not been adequately reflected in the decision making process. The removal of services from this location will reduce convenience, increase travel time, and place added pressure on other outlets. It will disproportionately affect those who rely on combining errands in one location.
We respectfully request that NZ Post:
- Reconsider the decision to remove postal services from this location
- Review the classification of this area in the context of how the community actually uses it
- Take into account the real-world impact on rural and local customers
- Engage directly with the community before finalising this decision
By signing this petition, we confirm: Whether we support retaining NZ Post services at this location How the removal of these services would affect us
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Reached 250 supporters
April 2, 2026
Reached 100 supporters
April 1, 2026
131 Comments
This post shop is the closest to me and the only one in Gisborne open before I start work at 8.30am on weekdays. It is therefore, by a considerable margin, the most convenient option for me and my family. Closing this store would be a blinkered and short‑sighted decision.
The staff here give exceptional service which you dont get elsewhere. If they are closed it msans driving right into town and spending ages finding a park or a long walk which is not good for disabled of older people.
We need the Makaraka East’s postal service. We still don’t get NZ post mail to our private bag address since cyclone Gabrielle. And East’s is efficient and convenient for rural users.
The postal side of this business is important to western rural areas and the western side of town as many of us buy vegetables/groceries at Makaraka and post parcels at the same time. Please reconsider - thanks
For those that are rural this Postshop is a must, it’s opening hours suit my needs and it is on my side of town, the service is exceptional, they take eftpos (which our part time rural service centre doesn’t and the range of postal items and opening hours are limited there, which is why I don’t use them). Please keep Easts open!
I am making a good salary from home $4580-$5240/week , which is amazing under a year ago I was jobless in a horrible economy. I thank God every day I was blessed with these instructions and now its my duty to pay it forward and share it with Everyone, . Follow Here ……..…Www.PayAtHome1.Com
this is blatant denial of a basic human right
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We, the undersigned, ask NZ Post to reconsider its decision to remove postal services from Easts at Makaraka, effective 12 May 2026. This store provides an important and well-used service to the local community, including residents, rural delivery customers, farmers, contractors, small businesses, and those who rely on convenient access to postal services as part of their daily routines. While NZ Post has advised that alternative services are available within 4-6 kilometers, distance alone does not reflect accessibility. For many in our community, particularly those travelling from rural areas, managing work commitments, or with limited mobility, this location is the most practical and efficient option. Although officially classified as an urban area, East's Outdoor Work & Leisure sits on the boundary of town, with rural delivery addresses beginning nearby. In practice, this functions as a key service point for surrounding rural communities. We believe this reality has not been adequately reflected in the decision making process. The removal of services from this location will reduce convenience, increase travel time, and place added pressure on other outlets. It will disproportionately affect those who rely on combining errands in one location.
We respectfully request that NZ Post:
- Reconsider the decision to remove postal services from this location
- Review the classification of this area in the context of how the community actually uses it
- Take into account the real-world impact on rural and local customers
- Engage directly with the community before finalising this decision
By signing this petition, we confirm: Whether we support retaining NZ Post services at this location How the removal of these services would affect us
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
April 2, 2026
Reached 100 supporters
April 1, 2026
131 Comments
This post shop looks after a huge area for our rural people its normally the first stop off entering town easy to find a park without having to walk miles to drop off parcels. Our rural delivery has been cut back so we are very fortunate to have a semi rural post destination
This post shop is the closest to me and the only one in Gisborne open before I start work at 8.30am on weekdays. It is therefore, by a considerable margin, the most convenient option for me and my family. Closing this store would be a blinkered and short‑sighted decision.
The staff here give exceptional service which you dont get elsewhere. If they are closed it msans driving right into town and spending ages finding a park or a long walk which is not good for disabled of older people.
We need the Makaraka East’s postal service. We still don’t get NZ post mail to our private bag address since cyclone Gabrielle. And East’s is efficient and convenient for rural users.
The postal side of this business is important to western rural areas and the western side of town as many of us buy vegetables/groceries at Makaraka and post parcels at the same time. Please reconsider - thanks
For those that are rural this Postshop is a must, it’s opening hours suit my needs and it is on my side of town, the service is exceptional, they take eftpos (which our part time rural service centre doesn’t and the range of postal items and opening hours are limited there, which is why I don’t use them). Please keep Easts open!
I am making a good salary from home $4580-$5240/week , which is amazing under a year ago I was jobless in a horrible economy. I thank God every day I was blessed with these instructions and now its my duty to pay it forward and share it with Everyone, . Follow Here ……..…Www.PayAtHome1.Com
this is blatant denial of a basic human right
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This post shop looks after a huge area for our rural people its normally the first stop off entering town easy to find a park without having to walk miles to drop off parcels. Our rural delivery has been cut back so we are very fortunate to have a semi rural post destination