8865 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister for State Owned Enterprises

8865 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister for State Owned Enterprises: How many complaints or formal representations has NZ Post received from retail partners — including dairy owners, convenience stores, and other small businesses — regarding the closure of their service counters, broken down by (a) region and (b) financial year?

Hon Simeon Brown: I am advised that NZ Post’s retail network operating model, which includes partnering with a local business to provide postal services, has been in place for decades. Over these many years there would have been a number of closures and it’s not possible to give a breakdown of this information that the member is asking for.