New Zealand Shipping Zones for WooCommerce

April 30, 2024

New Zealand Shipping Zones for WooCommerce Plugin

Sets up New Zealand standard and rural shipping zones for WooCommerce.

This plugin creates shipping zones for standard and rural delivery across
the North Island and South Island of New Zealand:

North Island (Rural)
South Island (Rural)
North Island
South Island

Installation

Minimum requirements

WooCommerce 2.6 or higher is required for shipping zones

Automatic installation

Visit Plugins > Add New
Search for “New Zealand Shipping Zones for WooCommerce”
Click the Install Now button and wait for the installation to complete
Click the Activate button
Visit WooCommerce > Settings > Shipping > Shipping zones to enter shipping methods for each shipping zone.

Updating

It’s recommended you always back up your site before updating.

FAQ

What shipping zones will be added?

Four new shipping zones are added:

North Island (Rural)
South Island (Rural)
North Island
South Island

What happens if a shipping zone already exists?

No existing shipping zone will be overwritten. For example, if a shipping zone called North Island was created before the plugin is activated:

the existing North Island shipping zone will remain untouched
three new shipping zones will be created: North Island (Rural), South Island (Rural), and South Island.

Why is the shipping cost not displaying in the cart/checkout?

At least one shipping method must be set for the shipping zone. Please see WooCommerce’s Flat Rate Shipping tutorial for an example of how to apply a shipping method.

Why have zone names been added without regions?

Your web server must have allow_url_fopen enabled to retrieve the region data. Please contact your webhost if you’re unsure how to check this.

Is the order of the zones important?

Yes, the rural shipping zones must appear above the standard ones in the Zone name column.

Are shipping zones removed if the plugin is removed?

No, deactivating or deleting the plugin will not remove the shipping zones. Shipping zones can be manually removed via WooCommerce > Shipping > Shipping Zones.

Why did my zone regions for North Island and South Island shipping zones disappear?

Region codes were updated in the WooCommerce 7.1.0 release. Shipping zones configured with this plugin prior to the WooCommerce 7.1.0 release are no longer recognised by WooCommerce.

The easiest solution is to manually reassign the correct regions for the North Island and South Island zones.

Changelog

1.0.2

Fix: Declare plugin compatibility for WooCommerce High Performance Order Storage (HPOS) data structure. Affects future installs with HPOS enabled by default or when HPOS is enabled manually via Settings > Advanced > Experimental Features. See High Performance Order Storage Upgrade Recipe book.

1.0.1

Fix: Update region codes for configuring zone regions in North Island and South Island shipping zones. Affects new installs on WooCommerce 7.1.0+. See Update New Zealand subdivisions in states.php.

1.0

Initial release.