jetpack domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /mnt/stor08-wc1-ord1/694335/916773/www.tvhe.co.nz/web/content/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131updraftplus domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /mnt/stor08-wc1-ord1/694335/916773/www.tvhe.co.nz/web/content/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131avia_framework domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /mnt/stor08-wc1-ord1/694335/916773/www.tvhe.co.nz/web/content/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131Maybe courier services, but I am talking regular international mail, just tracked international mail. Most country’s post offices provide such a service, and you can track via NZ post (or any post) tracking service.
]]>IIRC, NZ Post outsourced it to DHL in a “joint venture”.
]]>To show what I mean, a small item, say a pack of laying cards sized. Costs $14 to send to the USA with no tracking. The cheapest way to send with tracking is “Economy Courier” which costs $48. But this service is not available to all countries, in which case you need to use ‘Express Courier’ which is $75 or more.
Compare this to China – I bought some kitchen scales the other day – cost was us$5.50 including delivery with tracking. So clearly it must cost a lot less in China.
It annoys the hell out of me, all the BS about helping exporters with NZ post playing silly buggers like this. Untracking mail might be OK for sending to friends but not for sending business stuff. And NZ Post are screwing us
]]>fair point, but not so many people report it that way,
Auckland is closer to Los Angeles How Adelaide and Perth would read in the shops just defeats me because they are just so far way.
]]>Hi Jim,
I have to disagree with your nonsense call, as I think you are arguing against a claim that isn’t in the post. I wasn’t discussing the Aussie to NZ income gap – I was discussing the curse of distance as a concept. Indeed the paper I linked to put the estimated effect of this at the same level for both countries, which if we accepted that implies there are other reasons for this other gap – but again, this post was not about that gap.
]]>Indeedy! I don’t like the constant discussion of “catching” things – and at least this sort of description points out why that can be wrongheaded 😉
]]>Matt already gave a prescription – use Book Depository instead. There is no good reason why Amazon’s shipping charges are so high.
]]>Distance does not explain tthe rans-tasman income nor its sudden emergence in the 1970s and early 1980s.
]]>My real point is that we are along way from everywhere and there is nothing we can do about that fact. We just have to live with it.
]]>Part of the reason I use book depository a lot of the time as well. The curse of distance isn’t a constant – just an interesting thing to keep in mind.
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