Shipping Information
Note - some shipping prices have been updated.
Options: You can buy a one-off or subscription order meal box. Shipping prices may vary.
Delivery Days: Orders will arrive between Tuesday to Friday.
Delivery Times:
- Between very early morning and occasionally as late as 5pm.
- Average arrival time: 11am.
- Delivery times may vary depending on your individual area's courier driver.
- NZ Courier = North Island (non-rural).
- NZ Post = South Island, nationwide rural, and some North Island addresses.
Select the + below for more specific shipping information.
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6 & 8 Meals |
16 Meals |
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Canterbury |
9.90 |
13.90 |
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South Island |
14.40 |
15.90 |
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South Is. Rural |
14.90 |
29.80 |
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North Island |
19.90 |
39.90 |
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North Is. Rural |
34.90 |
54.80 |
Urban & Residential (Non-Rural) Subscription Rates
Note: These are being updated for existing subscriptions (see your email inbox)
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6 & 8 Meals |
16 Meals |
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South Island |
9.90 |
13.90 |
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North Island |
19.90 |
39.90 |
Rural Subscription Rates
| Rural Subscriptions |
6 & 8 Meals |
16 Meals |
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South Is. Rural |
9.90 |
18.90 |
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North Is. Rural |
34.90 |
54.80 |
Want to save on Rural Shipping? Get orders shipped to a friend or family members address that is Urban or Residential address.
Visit the subscriptions page for more information
Urban/Residential Shipping Days
Our Daily Order cut-off is 7pm. For next day shipping.
We Ship Mon-Thurs for arrival Tues-Fri
So if you order after 7pm Wednesday your Urban/Residential Shipping order will be sent on Monday for overnight delivery Tuesday.
Rural Shipping Days
Our Daily Order cut-off is 7pm. For next day shipping.
Rural orders ship Mon-Weds for arrival Tues-Fri
So if you order after 7pm Tuesday your Rural Shipping order will be sent on Monday for Tues/Weds delivery.
Public Holidays & Rural Shipping cut-off:
For Friday Public Holidays (Good Friday, Matariki & Canterbury Anniversary (2nd Friday in November) the order cut-off for Rural shipping is Monday 7pm for Weds/Thurs delivery.
Don't worry, if your order is affected by public holidays your food will be safe in our freezer, shipped on the next possible day and arrive frozen and you don't need to do anything.
Easter & Anzac 2025
Matariki/Waitangi Week Cut-off: Tues 7pm For arrival Thursday.
We do not ship from Fresh Chef the day of and day prior to Public Holidays. Most public Holidays in NZ are Mondays with the exception of Matariki, Good Friday & Canterbury Anniversary which also affects our shipping.
Matariki, Good Friday, Canterbury Anniversary Friday (2nd Friday in November):
We do not ship to the South Island (or orders that usually come on NZ Post) on the Thursday prior to these dates.
So if your subscription usually arrives on a Friday - you will not receive it that week unless you change your order day to the Monday prior.
All other NZ Public Holidays fall on Mondays (apart from ANZAC & WAITANGI)
We offer the pickup option for our fans in the 7400 Rangiora post code and surrounding post codes.
You can Pickup Orders Free from Fresh Chef in Rangiora from Five Stags Rangiora at the Arlington Shops, 29 Huntingdon Drive, Rangiora.
Pickups are available Monday - Thursday from 2.00pm. Standard Order cut-off of 7pm applies.
Generally you can use this Rural address checker to check: https://addresscheck.co.nz/
Rural deliveries may not arrive overnight. Our frozen food delivery system allows up to 2.5 days.
Yes, we have a proven packing and shipping system that allows for two and a half days. Over 96% of our orders arrive overnight. If something goes wrong with shipping delays, which is rare - the top meals may start to soften. These meals could go straight into your fridge for consumption if partly frozen.
Step 1. You Make an order - We Make your order with lots of Love!
Step 2. --Next Order Cut Off time happens-- (7pm Daily Sunday - Thursday)
Step 3. You will be notified by email or text message when we print a courier sticker to go on your order and tell Jatinda from the courier company to come and pick it up for you (but please note the cut-off times in Step 2.
Step 4. Jatinda picks up your order from our freezer, when he scans the box you will be notified that its on its way.
Step 5. Your order arrives the next day. Where you should be notified again of its arrival when your local Courier driver drops it off!
Fresh Chef uses:
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North Island Urban & Residential*Leaves Fresh Chef:Mon-Thurs 2.30pm |
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All South IslandLeaves Fresh Chef:Mon-Thurs 2pmAll NZ RuralLeaves Fresh Chef:Mon-Weds 2pm |
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North Island Urban & Residential: NZ Courier (red vans) leave Fresh Chef Mon-Thurs @ 9.30am
NZ Wide Rural: Courier Post (yellow vans) Leave Fresh Chef Mon-Weds @ 2.30pm
South Island Urban & Residential: Courier Post (yellow vans). Mon-Thurs @ 9.30am
For NZ Post (South Island or All Rural)
For NZ Post (South Island or Rural Orders) - Access the tracking information from your order. This is sent when your order has been picked up and scanned by your Courier driver.
To add a note to the delivery while it's in transit you can click:
Please do check they've followed your instructions though!
You will receive a notification when your order arrives.
NZ Couriers (All North Island Non-Rural)
Give them a call from a landline on 0800 800 841 Or if using a cellphone Click here to find your nearest branch phone number.Don't worry, if your order is affected by public holidays your food will be safe in our freezer, shipped on the next possible day and arrive frozen and you don't need to do anything.
Matariki Cut-off: Tues 7pm For arrival Thursday.
We do not ship from Fresh Chef the day of and day prior to Public Holidays. Most public Holidays in NZ are Mondays with the exception of Matariki, Good Friday & Canterbury Anniversary which also affects our shipping.
IF YOUR SUBSCRIPTION USUALLY ARRIVES ON A FRIDAY - you will not receive it this week unless you had changed your order day to the Monday prior. )