NZ Post chief operating officer Brendon Main has agreed to meet ProDrive chief executive Peter Gallagher to discuss the long-running case of Waipā posties Ian and Danny Kennedy.
NZPost rural delivery contractors Ian and Danny Kennedy (left), with Pro Drovers Advocates CEO Peter Gallagher, are being solidly backed by their community as they wait for a High Court decision on Friday as to the immediate fate of the half million dollar business.
The couple were contracted by NZ Post to sort, process, uplift and deliver “all mail and other items for delivery” for the Tamahere RD3 rural post run from April 1, 2019. They invested $500,000 into the business which ran six vans with five staff. Their contract was cancelled on November 10, 2023, after they asked why other contractors were sorting, processing, uplifting, and delivering mail in the district.
Main agreed to the meeting after deputy leader of the House Simeon Brown declined Gallagher’s call for a ministerial inquiry into the case.
The case is heading to court.
Danny and Ian Kennedy are contesting New Zealand Post’s new delivery plan.
