Bigger and better: NZ Post opens new sorting centre in Wiri
NZ Post has officially cut the ribbon on the brand new, state-of-the-art sorting centre in Wiri. The new facility is off Roscommon and Wiri Station Roads and will be where domestic parcels are sorted using world class technology. International parcels will follow once Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and the New Zealand Customs Service (Customs) move into the site later in 2024.
NZ Post Chief Executive David Walsh says the Auckland Processing Centre (APC) has more capacity than any parcel sorting facility previously seen in New Zealand.
“Our new 30,000sqm hub of international and national processing will bring together NZ Post, Customs and MPI on one site, continuing our long working relationship with both agencies. The APC is bigger than four rugby fields, and capable of processing more than 30,000 parcels per hour at peak capacity. We’ve also invested heavily in better technology, which means better accuracy and more visibility of where parcels are in our network, removing manual handling and sorting,” says Walsh.
NZ Post General Manager Processing and Automation Marie Watson says the new site will run an automated processing operation for domestic parcels, packets, small packets, international inbound and outbound parcels.
“This site is the third to open under NZ Post’s $200m investment in parcel processing infrastructure, with the Wellington Super Depot and the Southern Operations Centre upgrade both opening in 2022.”
“With six sorters on multiple levels, the APC more than doubles our current processing capacity per hour from the previous Auckland Operations Centre – from 13,000 to 30,000 at peak capacity. It’s an impressive multi-story site, and the integration with international product under one roof sets it apart from anything seen before. The APC is a key part of our aim to increase our parcel processing capacity to 190 million items per year by 2033.”
“At this facility, we employ up to 400 people. Wiri is an ideal location and was chosen as it gave NZ Post good motorway links, particularly to our existing facility in Highbrook, while keeping us in close proximity to Auckland Airport” concludes Watson.
