Former Waikato posties Danny and Ian Kennedy have detailed their damages claim against New Zealand Post.
NZ Post cancelled the Kennedys contract to deliver “all mail” in the RD3 Tamahere district in November 2023 after the Kennedys complained that some mail was being delivered by other contractors.
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.
They failed to get a High Court injunction preventing the cancellation of the contract in November, but Justice Ian Gault said there were serious questions around NZ Post’s termination notice and the Kennedy’s claim they had been promised an exclusive territory. These were best addressed by damages claim, he said.
Danny Kennedy told The News there were four parts to their claim.
“We are seeking the lost value of our run, damages from discovery (lost income from NZ Post taking our remuneration and giving it to their couriers delivering in the RD3 run), damages for breach of contract (and wrongful termination of contract) and any other potential damages so determined by the court for breach of contract,” Kennedy said.
Last month the Kennedys heard their request for a ministerial inquiry had passed from State Owned Enterprises minister Paul Goldsmith to Chris Bishop and onto Simeon Brown before it was dismissed in favour of a NZ Post board review.
The couple, through Pro Drive advocate Pete Gallagher, are awaiting a response from the NZ Post board.
The Kennedys sold their Te Awamutu home and moved to the South Island in June.
NZ Post declined to comment.
Former Waipā posties Danny and Ian Kennedy
