About Community Post
Applications for Community Post 2008 are now closed. If you would like to be informed about Community Post in the future please register your interest here.
For more information, or to make an enquiry, please email communitypost@nzpost.co.nz.
What are the eligibility criteria?
To allow the free postage-included envelopes to make a difference to as many people as possible, Community Post makes donations under five categories:
- Education
- Health and welfare
- Sport and recreation
- Arts and culture
- Environment
Commercial ventures, completed or retrospective projects and projects that promote or benefit an individual will not be eligible. Activities that fall into the area of local or central government are also not generally considered as eligible by the Community Post Board.
How do we decide how to allocate Community Post?
Each region has a dedicated Community Post Board made up of members of the local community and our staff. Each Board makes allocations on the region's specific needs. Envelopes are given to community groups that can demonstrate how they will help them perform a community service. Envelope allocations for each region are based on population calculated from Statistics New Zealand.
When do applicants receive envelopes?
Applications close 31 August. Regional Boards meet in September and all successful groups will receive their Community Post envelopes by 31 October.
16 Regions
To find out what region you are in have a look at our Community Post Regions (.pdf - 173kb).
There are 16 regions which include the following PostShops:
Northland: Dargaville, Kaikohe, Kaitaia, Kamo, Kawakawa, Kensington, Kerikeri, Mangonui, Onerahi, Otaika, Paihia, Te Mai, Warkworth, Wellsford, Whangarei Central
North Shore: Albany, Albany Westfield, Beachhaven, Birkenhead, Browns Bay, Devonport, Glenfield, Mairangi Bay, Milford, North Harbour, Northcote, Nth Shore MSC, Orewa, Sunnynook, Takapuna, Triton Plaza, Whangaparaoa
Central Auckland: Auckland City, Auckland Hospital, Balmoral, Dominion Road, Epsom, Grey Lynn, Herne Bay, Mount Roskill, Mt Eden, Newmarket, Newton, Parnell, Ponsonby, Sandringham, Shortland Street, Symonds Street, Three Kings, Victoria St West, Waiheke Island, Wellesley Street
East Auckland: Beachlands, Botany, Eastridge, Ellerslie, Glen Innes, Greenlane, Greenmount, Greenwoods Corner, Highland Park, Howick Market Road, Meadowbank, Onehunga, Pakuranga, Panmure, Penrose, Remuera, Royal Oak, St Heliers, Sylvia Park
West Auckland: Avondale, Blockhouse Bay, Glen Eden, Glendene, Green Bay, Helensville, Henderson, Kelston, Kumeu, Lincoln North, Luckens Point, Lynfield, Mt Albert, New Lynn, Owairaka, Pt Chevalier Royal Heights, St Lukes, Te Atatu, Titirangi, Westgate
South Auckland: Clendon, Drury, Flat Bush, Mangere, Mangere Bridge, Mangere East, Manukau City, Manurewa, Otahuhu, Otara, Papakura, Papatoetoe, Papatoetoe Central, Papatoetoe South, Pukekohe, Takanini, Tuakau, Waiuku
Waikato: Cambridge, Chartwell Square, Dinsdale, Flagstaff, Frankton, Glenview, Hamilton Paper Plus, Hamilton, Hamilton East, Hillcrest, Huntly, Kihikihi, Matamata, Morrinsville, Ngaruawahia, Ngatea, Otorohanga, Putaruru, Raglan, Taumarunui, Te Aroha, Te Awamutu, Te Kuiti, Te Rapa, Tokoroa
Bay of Plenty: Bayfair, Bethlehem, Brookfield, Cherrywood, Coromandel, Fraser Cove, Greerton, Katikati, Kawerau, Kopeopeo, Mt Maunganui, Mt Maunganui Sth, Ngongotaha, Opotiki, Paeroa, Palm Beach, Rotorua, Rotorua Central, Rotorua West, Tauranga B&M, Tauranga, Te Ngae, Te Puke, Thames, Waihi, Whakatane, Whangamata, Whitianga
Hawkes Bay: Flaxmere, Gisborne, Hastings, Havelock North, Kaiti Mall, Mahora, Marewa, Napier B&M, Napier, Onekawa, Stortford Lodge, Taradale, Taupo, Waipukurau, Wairoa
Taranaki / Manawatu: Awapuni, Eltham, Feilding, Fitzroy, Gonville, Hawera, Hokowhitu, Inglewood, Inner City (P’North), Manawatu MSC, Marton, New Plymouth Central, Ohakune, Opunake, Palmerston North, Pioneer Highway, Stratford Terrace End, Taihape, Turangi, Waitara, Wanganui B&M, Wanganui, Westown
North Wellington: Carterton, Dannevirke, Eastbourne, Featherston, Foxton, Greytown, Kuripuni, Levin, Lower Hutt, Masterton, Naenae, Otaki, Pahiatua, Paraparaumu, Petone, Queensgate, Stokes Valley, Te Puni, Trentham, Upper Hutt, Waikane, Wainuiomata
South Wellington: Capital, Johnsonville, Karori, Khandallah, Kilbirnie, Lambton Quay Cable Car, Mana, Manners Street, Marion Square, Miramar, Paddy’s, Panama Street, Parliament Building, Porirua, Tawa, The Terrace, Thorndon, Wellington South,
Upper South Island: Blenheim, Greymouth, Hokitika, Nelson, Picton, Stoke, Westport, Kaikoura Take Note, Motueka Take Note, Redwood Village, Richmond P+, Springlands Mall, Takaka Take Note, Victory Square
Christchurch: Armagh, Barrington, Beckenham, Bishopdale, Cathedral Square, Colombo South, Christchurch MSC, East Linwood, Edgeware, Fendalton, Halswell, Hornby, Ilam, Linwood, Merivale, New Brighton, Northlands, Parklands, Phillipstown, Redwood, Riccarton, Shirley, South City, St Martins, Sumner, Sydenham, Tower Junction, Upper Riccarton, Victoria St, Woolston
Central South Island: Allenton, Amberley, Ashburton, Darfield, Geraldine, Highfield, Kaiapoi, Leeston, Lincoln, North-End, Oamaru, Northtown Oamaru, Oxford Rangiora, Temuka, Timaru,
Waimate
Lower South Island: Alexandra, Balclutha, Bluff, Cromwell, Dunedin, Dunedin North, Gardens, Glengarry, Golden Centre, Gore, Green Island, H&J's Invercargill Take Note, Invercargill, Invercargill North, Moray Place, Mornington, Mosgiel, Queenstown, South Dunedin, South Invercargill, Te Anau, Waikiwi, Wakatipu, Wanaka, Winton