When your badges will actually arrive.
A proof within one working day, then 5 to 7 working days from your approval to dispatch. Made in Lower Hutt, so nothing waits on an overseas shipment.
Start your enquiryFour steps, and you control the slowest one.
Most badge orders are wanted for a date: an induction, a conference, a store opening. Here is what the timeline really depends on, and what to do when the date is tight.
The timeline in plain terms
Working backwards from when you need them in hand:
- Courier transit: 1 to 2 working days to most of the country, longer to rural addresses.
- Manufacturing: 5 to 7 working days from your proof approval.
- Proof: issued within 1 working day of your enquiry.
- Your approval: however long you take.
So for a firm date, order about two calendar weeks ahead and approve the proof promptly. That leaves room for one round of changes without any drama.
Shipping costs
Delivery to a single address anywhere in New Zealand:
- 1 to 4 badges: $9.00 per order.
- 5 badges or more: free.
It is charged per order rather than per badge, and it is included in the quote we send you. If you need badges split across several addresses, tell us and we will quote it.
If your date is tight
Phone us on 0508 33 44 66 before you enquire rather than after. Tell us the date you need them in hand and we will tell you honestly whether it is achievable, and what we would need from you to make it work.
What helps most:
- Print-ready artwork. A clean vector file removes an entire round trip. See our artwork guidelines.
- A final name list. Names arriving in dribs and drabs stops the whole run.
- A named approver who is actually at work that week.
We would rather tell you a date is not realistic than take the order and disappoint you.
Reorders are faster
Your artwork stays on file. A reorder where only the name changes skips the setup fee entirely, and usually skips a full proof round as well, so it moves through noticeably quicker than a first order.
If you take on staff regularly, it is worth ordering a small buffer of blank-role badges rather than placing single orders each time. Ask us how other teams handle it.
Sample first on larger orders
On orders of 20 badges or more we will make one badge free on request and send it to you before running the rest. Build the extra few days into your timeline if you want one, because the main run does not start until you approve the sample.
For a big rollout it is worth the delay. It is the only way to check the colour in your hand rather than on a screen.
Timing and shipping, answered.
Working to a date? Phone us first and we will tell you straight whether it is possible.
Talk to usHow long do name badges take to make in New Zealand?
We email a proof within one working day of your enquiry, and most orders are dispatched from our Lower Hutt facility within 5 to 7 working days of your approval. Add 1 to 2 working days for courier transit.
How much is delivery?
$9.00 per order for 1 to 4 badges, and free from 5 badges up, to a single address anywhere in New Zealand.
Do you deliver to rural addresses?
Yes, at the same price. Allow an extra day or two of transit time.
Can you deliver to multiple sites?
Our standard rates cover a single address. For a multi-site rollout get in touch and we will quote the split, including packing each site separately so nothing has to be re-sorted at the other end.
Can I collect my badges instead?
Yes. We are at 14-20 Downer Street, Lower Hutt, Wellington, open Mon-Fri 8am to 4:30pm. Choose pickup on the enquiry form and we will hold them for you.
What if there is a mistake on my badges?
If we got it wrong against the proof you approved, we remake them at our cost. If the approved proof carried a typo, tell us anyway and we will sort out a fair fix. Check the spelling of every name at the proof stage, because that is the version that gets printed.
Working to a deadline?
Tell us the date before you order and we will tell you honestly whether it is achievable.