Nigel Latta - Mothers Raising Sons

Important COVID-19 Update

We continue to deliver and dispatch parcels as normal for most of New Zealand.

With Auckland moving to Alert Level 3 we cannot send parcels to Auckland business addresses that are closed.

Delivery Costs

The fee for your order depends on the size & weight of books.  Add books to your shopping cart to calculate shipping.

As a guide 1 book (average size) will cost:
Urban - $3.90 or if you are (Rural - $7.70 to courier).

Combining several books in one purchase will save on the overall delivery cost.

As a guide we can deliver up to 6 books (average size) for:
Urban - $8.70 or if you are (Rural - $12.60)

Delivery Times

Estimated delivery time is 2-5 business days.

And For Rural Delivery 5-7 business days.

Parcels are couriered or posted Monday - Friday mornings before 7.30am.
Orders received on Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays will be couriered on the following business day.

Rural Delivery

Failure to disclose a rural delivery address will delay your order being sent whilst we await payment in full.

If you are unsure if your address is rural please ask or check your delivery address at www.addresscheck.co.nz

Kiwi Best Buy reserves the right to directly pass on any additional rural delivery fees we incur from our courier company.

To avoid these extra fees we recommend you use an alternative address such as a PO Box or urban work address - which will save you the rural delivery fee.

Unfortunately, we must charge this additional fee because rural delivery operators are subcontracted by Courier Companies to deliver your parcel from the nearest Post Office. Courier Post  & Pass The Parcel on-charge this fee to Kiwi Best Buy.

How do I check the status of my order?

Most orders are shipped via Courier Post, although at times we may use Pass The Parcel for Rural Delivery.

When your courier has been booked, you will receive an email notification from us which will include a tracking number you can use to check its status. Please allow 48 hours for the tracking information to become available.

If you haven’t received your order, first, check your tracking number for any updates - this will also confirm which courier company is delivering your package.

Go to the Courier Post website

or call Courier Post on 0800 268 743

For Pass The Parcel (Rural Delivery) you can call them on 0800 727 784.

Can I have parcels delivered to a PO Box?

Yes Courier Post can deliver to your PO Box
 
Packaging

Most orders of books will be wrapped in bubble wrap, then placed in a plastic mailing bag.

Please let me know if you would like your books to be packaged in another way.

International Shipping

We do not ship internationally at present. We only ship to addresses within New Zealand.

Every book is photographed, assessed & graded as follows, although descriptions can be subjective.

Please note that these are secondhand books so please ask if you have any additional questions about the condition of a particular book or if you would like more photos.

New

Just what it says, direct from the publisher or distributor.

As New

Fresh, crisp, unblemished, unread. As if newly purchased.

Fine

Almost as new. May lack freshness or show the mere traces of handling or use. Considered among many to be the premium grade for older editions.

Near Fine

Marginally fine. These books don't make the fine grade as they may have the smallest stain, bumping to corners, or the previous owner’s names. Dust Jackets with closed tears, creases, etc. Any major defects noted.

Note: From here on, there may be "+" and "-" in a grade, which will mean that it is above the grade noted but not quite to the next higher grade for "+", and that it is below the grade noted but not quite to the next lower grade for "-".

Very Good

A used book showing some modest signs of wear; blemishing; (scuffs, nicks, creasing, fading, small stains, small DJ tears). Still in great condition for a used book. Any major defects noted.

Good

The average used, worn book that has all pages present. May have fading, soiling, tears, scuffs, nicks, heavy creasing, underlining, highlighting, DJ with chips/tears.  Any major defects noted, other minor defects may not be noted.

Acceptable/Fair

A book with significant wear & faults, still a reading copy with full text still readable, may lack endpapers. Any major defects noted.

Poor

Much use & sufficiently worn and/or soiled, stained, may have loose joints, hinges or pages. These are books that have been saved from being sent to the rubbish dump.

All book measurements are approximate

Book Terminology

Tanning - age tanning or browning/yellowing occurs over time on the pages of books,  tanning tends to start on the outside of the pages and progresses inward over time, often creating a brownish or yellowish border around the page edges.

Foxed / Foxing - age-related brown or brown-yellowish spotting of the paper caused by a chemical reaction over time.

Sunned - damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight.

Closed Tear - indicates a torn page in which no material has been lost. A closed tear can be pressed back into place or sometimes fixed with archival repair tape.

Ex-library – the book was once owned by, and circulated in, a public library.  This book could well be in any of the above general categories but more often than not has been well used.  May have library stickers, stamps, or markings.