Set of six cancelled stamps.
$2.90 Uncle Hec and Ricky Baker - Ricky (Julian Dennison), a defiant young city kid, finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle (Sam Neill) in the wild New Zealand bush.
$2.90 Aunty Bella - Caring and practical Aunty Bella (Rima Te Wiata) embraces Ricky from the beginning, despite the out-of-place pre-teen's reluctance to accept his rural home.
$4.00 Paula and Andy - Assisted by police officer Andy (Oscar Kightley), child welfare worker Paula Hall (Rachel House) leads the charge when the national manhunt for Ricky and Hec comes to a crescendo.
$4.20 Psycho Sam - Ricky and Hec encounter the results of long-term isolation when they befriend paranoid ‘bush man’ Psycho Sam (Rhys Darby) towards the end of their adventure.
$4.70 Taika Waititi - Hunt for the Wilderpeople’s Oscar-winning writer and director aimed to create a film that would make New Zealanders laugh and charmed local and international audiences alike with his distinctive brand of Kiwi storytelling.
$5.50 Majestical - Ricky and Hec’s heartwarming odd-couple dynamic is epitomised in an argument about whether to describe the beauty of New Zealand scenery as ‘majestic’ or ‘majesical’.
This stamp issue celebrates the 10th anniversary of Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Aotearoa New Zealand's most successful local film. Click here for more information.
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| Date of issue: | 4 March 2026 |
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| Number of stamps: | Six gummed |
| Denominations: | $2.90 x 2, $4.00, $4.20, $4.70 & $5.50. |
| Stamps and first day covers designed by: | Nick Jarvie, NZ Post, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Printer and process: | Brebner Print, Napier by lithography |
| Number of colours: | Four process colours. |
| Stamp size and format: | Gummed: 50mm x 25mm (horizontal) |
| Miniature sheet size and format: | 150mm x 90mm (horizontal) |
| First day cover size and format: | 205mm x 120mm (horizontal) |
| Paper type: | Tullis Russell Truwhite non-phosphor gummed 110gsm |
| Number of stamps per sheet: | 20 |
| Perforation gauge: | 14 x 14.40 |
| Special blocks: | Plate/imprint blocks may be obtained by purchasing at least six stamps from a sheet. Barcode blocks are available in A and B formats. |
| Period of sale: | Unless stocks are exhausted earlier, these stamps and first day covers will remain on sale until 3 March 2027. |
