NZ Post vs HG.Park
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NZ Post
Track parcels, send items, and find nearby locations with ease. Manage deliveries, add instructions, and arrange redelivery or redirection directly from your mobile device.
- Automatic parcel tracking
- Online sending tool
- Add delivery instructions
- Arrange redelivery
- Redirect parcels
- Find NZ Post locations
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Get quick access to parcel tracking while you're on the go. Send a parcel, find a NZ Post location nearby, and check an address, all on the app. Features: • We'll automatically add your parcels to the app. Sign in using your existing My NZ Post account and we'll start linking your parcels to your account! • Access our online sending tool within our mobile app. Find a price, pay for parcel sending and get your sending label emailed to you. • Quickly add delivery instructions with our improved form • Add Leave my parcel instructions for your signature required parcel if you aren't home • Pay for Saturday (and evening) delivery within the app • Missed your delivery? Arrange redelivery within the app. There's no need to visit another tool. • Redirect your parcel to a Collect my parcel location with user-friendly location selection, maps and opening hours • Need to look up an address or postcode while you’re on the move? You can do that within the mobile app. • Find a NZ Post store or post box near you or check where you can access our services.
HG.Park
This app offers a seamless parking payment experience for a specific carpark. Simply drive in and out, and you'll be automatically charged for your parking duration. It eliminates the need for tickets or searching for payment kiosks.
- Automatic payment
- Hassle-free entry and exit
- No tickets required
- Eliminates payment queues
- Simple registration
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Taranaki Street Carpark - HG PARK is the most simple and smartest way to pay for your parking. Once registered, simply drive in and drive out of Taranaki Street Carpark's barrier arm controlled carpark, HG PARK will do the rest! You will be automatically charged for the parking you use. No ticket, No more time looking for payment kiosk or waiting in queue for payment. Let HG PARK take away the hassle! Download HG PARK today to experience parking like never before!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NZ Post at every 3 weeks against HG.Park's every 5 months. NZ Post also leads on review sentiment (16% vs 0%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NZ Post ships an update every 3 weeks, HG.Park every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NZ Post | HG.Park |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 16.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | New Zealand Post Limited | Hope Gibbons Parking Ltd |
Customer experience
NZ Post
HG.Park
Bugs and requests
NZ Post
Reported bugs
16 issues- Login page crashes or fails to load
- Blank pop-up screens during authentication
- Continuous logout loops
- Spinning wheel of doom (infinite loading)
- Tracking numbers not loading or displaying
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- Email alerts automatically disabling
- App crashes when redirecting parcels
- Parcel edits not being retained
- Filter functionality not working properly
- Bulk delete deleting all items instead of filtered
- App not compatible with notch iPhones
- Cannot add tracking numbers
- Validation code rejecting valid email domains
- Wrong email address linked with no way to change
- Tracking information missing or incomplete
- App opening blank rectangles instead of content
Requested features
12 requests- Push notifications for tracking updates
- Biometric authentication (Face ID/Touch ID)
- Dark mode option
- Ability to copy tracking numbers from app
- Support for international courier tracking
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- Email validation for modern TLDs
- Better account management features
- ParcelPod management functionality
- Improved session persistence
- Native app instead of web wrapper
- Advanced filtering and sorting options
- Proof of delivery downloads
HG.Park
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NZ Post
No in-app purchases
HG.Park
No in-app purchases
