Delivery / Pick up and Return
- Shipping recommended to avoid pick-up queues and parking issues. Your regalia will arrive 1-3 weeks prior to your ceremony.
AcademyEX – April 3rd 2025
Pick-up collection dates
- Tuesday 1 April – 9.00am – 5.00pm
- Wednesday 2 April – 9.00am – 5.00pm
- Thursday 3 April – 9.00am – 5.00pm
Return – Within two business days from your ceremony date
Media Design School – April 3rd 2025
Pick-up collection dates
- Tuesday 1 April – 9.00am – 5.00pm
- Wednesday 2 April – 9.00am – 5.00pm
- Thursday 3 April – 9.00am – 5.00pm
Return – Within two business days from your ceremony date
Unitec – April 8th 2025
Pick-up collection dates
- Friday 4 April – 9.00am – 6.00pm
- Monday 7 April – 9.00am – 6.00pm
- Tuesday 8 April – 9.00am – 6.00pm
Return – Within two business days from your ceremony date
Ako Mātātupu: Teach First NZ – April 15th 2025
Pick-up collection dates
- Friday 11 April 2025 – 9.00am-5.00pm
- Monday 14 April 2025 – 9.00am-5.00pm
- Tuesday 15 April 2025 – 9.00am-5.00pm
Return – Within 2 business days from your ceremony date
University of Auckland – May 12th 2025
Faculty Business & Economics Monday 12 May
Pick-up collection dates
- Monday 5 May – 9.00am-6.00pm
- Tuesday 6 May – 9.00am-6.00pm
- Monday 12 May – 9.00am-6.00pm
Return – In person within 24 hours of your ceremony
- Monday 12 May open till 9.00pm
- Tuesday 13 May open from 7.00am – 9.00pm
– By courier – Book by Tuesday 13 May 12.00pm
University of Auckland – May 13th 2025
Faculty Arts, Faculty of Education & Social Work, Faculty Creative Arts & Industries Tuesday 13 May
Pick-up collection dates
- Wednesday 7 May – 9.00am-6.00pm
- Thursday 8 May – 9.00am-6.00pm
- Tuesday 13 May – 9.00am – 6.00pm
Return – In person within 24 hours of your ceremony
- Tuesday 13 May open till 9.00pm
- Wednesday 14 May from 7.00am – 9.00pm
– By courier – Book by Wednesday 14 May 12.00pm
University of Auckland – May 14th 2025
Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Medical & Health Science Wednesday 14 May
Pick-up collection dates
- Tuesday 13 May – 9.00am-6.00pm
- Wednesday 14 May – 9.00am-6.00pm
Return – In person within 24 hours of your ceremony
- Wednesday 14 May open till 6.00pm
- Thursday 15 May from 7.00am – 6.00pm
– By courier – Book by Thursday 15 May 12.00pm
University of Auckland – May 15th 2025
Faculty Science, Faculty of Law Thursday 15 May
Pick-up collection dates
- Wednesday 14 May – 9.00am-6.00pm
- Thursday 15 May – 9.00am-6.00pm
Return – In person within 24 hours of your ceremony
- Thursday 14 May open 9.00am – 6.00pm
- Friday 15 May open 9.00am – 6.00pm
– By courier – Book by Thursday 15 May 12.00pm
Manukau Institute of Technology – May 15th & 16th 2025
Pick-up collection dates
- Wednesday 14 May 2025 9.00am – 6.00pm
- Thursday 15 May 2025 9.00am – 6.00pm
- Friday 16 May 2025 9.00am – 6.00pm
Return – Within two business days from your ceremony date
NZ Tertiary College – May 17th 2025
Pick-up collection dates
- Thursday 15 May 2025 9.00am – 6.00pm
- Friday 16 May 2025 9.00am – 6.00pm
Return – Within two business days from your ceremony date
Yes, if you missed your date or cannot come on your date, you are welcome to come on one of the other specified pick up days.
If you chose courier delivery, it will be sent within a week of your specified date.
If you chose click & collect, you are welcome to come within a week of your specified date.
We are open Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm (closed weekends & public holidays)
Address: 17 George Street, Newmarket
Bonds are usually processed within 10 working days of receiving your returned regalia.
If you have not received your bond refund within this time frame, please email your order number to info@graduationplace.co.nz and let us know.
Your order will be packed and couriered out on NZ Post courier at least one week prior to the specified ceremony date.
You will receive tracking information via text or email from NZ Post once it has been collected from our store by the courier.
Please email info@graduationplace.co.nz to ensure we have enough time to courier it to you.
Graduation & legal events: Collection dates and times can be found on your invoice and on our website.
Casual orders: you are welcome to collect anytime during our opening hours. The 7 day hire period will start from the day you pick up.
Yes! Anyone can pick up your order for you – just make sure to give them your order number and full name.
Please have your order/invoice number ready when you come to collect your order.
Yes! You are welcome to try on your regalia here and we are happy to help you with sizes and exchanges.
For graduation ceremonies: Your order is due back within 2 business days of your ceremony date.
For legal admissions:
AUCKLAND – this will depend on the time of your ceremony, please check your invoice for details
OUT OF AUCKLAND – please courier it back within 2 business days of your ceremony date
Please ensure that your invoice (or order number and full name) is in your bag so that we can mark your order off as returned. Your order can be returned either in person or by courier.
IN PERSON: Your order can be dropped off to our store during our opening hours.
COURIER: If you have a prepaid return shipping label, drop your box off at a NZ Post shop or book a courier collection via the NZ Post website https://www.nzpost.co.nz/tools/bookapickup/address
You may also arrange for your own courier to deliver the regalia back to us.
Yes! Please make sure that your invoice (or order number and full name) is in the bag if someone is dropping off the regalia on your behalf.
As we have to prepare the regalia for the next ceremonies, if you return after the due date, we do unfortunately have to charge a late fee.
If the regalia is still not returned within a certain time, we will have to charge you full replacement value.