Jordan snail mail strikes again

The saga of the Jordan-to-Nelson postcard delay continues.

Earlier this month, Nelson App talked to a Richmond man who received a postcard from his grandchildren in Petra, Jordan, almost five years after it was sent.

This week, another local man has come forward with a similar story - he received a postcard from his son - also from Petra, Jordan - almost three years after it was posted.

Sam Satherley says the postcard arrived at his Tāhunanui home on 11 July, but it was sent on 12 November 2021.

“My son was travelling at the time; he’d always wanted to go to Petra after seeing the Indiana Jones 3 movie.

“I rang my son the next day – he couldn’t believe it and we had a bit of a laugh, but he didn’t want to talk to me for too long as the football match on TV was about to start!”

Sam says his son, who lives in Germany, sends him plenty of postcards during his travels - but this is the first time one has arrived in his letterbox so late.

“Maybe they don’t like sending postcards [from Petra], who knows.”

A NZ Post spokesperson said earlier this month that it is rare for post to be delayed for such a length of time, but it “can happen from time to time”.