Postcards
A great backyard’s postcard line is is stocked in New Zealand’s most popular tourist destinations, including Waitomo Caves, Hot Water Beach and Queenstown. They are fully customisable to your business or tourist attraction. We also offer packs of postcards and we’re happy to customise the selection to whichever cards you prefer.
Our postcards are printed in New Zealand with a focus on sustainability. Our off-set printing uses eco-friendly materials, FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified paper, vegetable-based inks, and efficient recycling to reduce waste and support the environment.
This Glowworms Postcard from a great backyard captures the incredible array of glowworms that can be seen in New Zealand’s Waitomo Caves. This magical sight has bewitched people for over a hundred years and shows no sign of abating.
Whether your visit involves strolling through a cave such as Spellbound or the Waitomo Glowworm Caves, or leaping off a waterfall while Black Water Rafting, the sight of glowworms has to be seen to be believed.
This best-selling image comes with two options: as a small postcard, #98 from our collection, sized 98mm x 146mm, or a large postcard, #95 from our collection, sized 121mm x 161mm. Both are the perfect size to write a note to loved ones back home while you’re on the trip of a lifetime around New Zealand.
We source high-quality card stock for our postcards so they’re easy to write on the back and the image on the front is protected. We’re proud that all of our postcards are printed in Aotearoa New Zealand using environmentally friendly materials which carry the FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council®) accreditation, and using only vegetable inks derived from 99% vegetable sources.
Be sure to check out the rest of our postcard range, available individually or in packs of 10 or 25: https://www.agreatbackyard.co.nz/postcards
This Tui in Kowhai Postcard from a great backyard shows off the fierce nature of this New Zealand nectar feeder.
Found throughout the whole of the country, the tui is a beautiful songbird with a distinctive white tuft under their throats and a noisy wingbeat.
This large postcard, #58 from our collection, is sized 121mm x 161mm, making it the perfect size to write a note to loved ones back home while you’re on the trip of a lifetime around New Zealand.
We source high-quality card stock for our postcards so they’re easy to write on the back and the image on the front is protected. We’re proud that all of our postcards are printed in Aotearoa New Zealand using environmentally friendly materials which carry the FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council®) accreditation, and using only vegetable inks derived from 99% vegetable sources.
Be sure to check out the rest of our postcard range, available individually or in packs of 10 or 25: https://www.agreatbackyard.co.nz/postcards
This Titiwai Glowworms Postcard from a great backyard shows the incredible glowworm displays underground in Waitomo Caves.
Visitors have a choice of caves to visit, each featuring their own character, but the most popular have a stream running through them, essential for glowworms to thrive.
This large postcard, #114 from our collection, is sized 121mm x 161mm, making it the perfect size to write a note to loved ones back home while you’re on the trip of a lifetime around New Zealand.
We source high-quality card stock for our postcards so they’re easy to write on the back and the image on the front is protected. We’re proud that all of our postcards are printed in Aotearoa New Zealand using environmentally friendly materials which carry the FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council®) accreditation, and using only vegetable inks derived from 99% vegetable sources.
Be sure to check out the rest of our postcard range, available individually or in packs of 10 or 25: https://www.agreatbackyard.co.nz/postcards
This New Zealand Summer Postcard from a great backyard shows off the ideal of a summer holiday down under; a pōhutukawa tree in bloom at the beach, the sun going down over the ocean.
Known as the New Zealand Christmas tree, pōhutukawa trees are found around the coast of the North Island, although they have also spread to Wellington and the Abel Tasman region.
This large postcard, #46 from our collection, is sized 121mm x 161mm, making it the perfect size to write a note to loved ones back home while you’re on the trip of a lifetime around New Zealand.
We source high-quality card stock for our postcards so they’re easy to write on the back and the image on the front is protected. We’re proud that all of our postcards are printed in Aotearoa New Zealand using environmentally friendly materials which carry the FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council®) accreditation, and using only vegetable inks derived from 99% vegetable sources.
Be sure to check out the rest of our postcard range, available individually or in packs of 10 or 25: https://www.agreatbackyard.co.nz/postcards
This Champagne Pool Postcard from a great backyard shows the beauty of the Wai-o-tapu geothermal area near Rotorua.
Meaning ‘sacred waters’ in te reo Māori, Wai-o-tapu is also home to many other hot springs such as the Artist’s Palette, Primrose Terrace and famous Lady Knox geyser, which erupts daily.
This large postcard, #71 from our collection, is sized 121mm x 161mm, making it the perfect size to write a note to loved ones back home while you’re on the trip of a lifetime around New Zealand.
We source high-quality card stock for our postcards so they’re easy to write on the back and the image on the front is protected. We’re proud that all of our postcards are printed in Aotearoa New Zealand using environmentally friendly materials which carry the FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council®) accreditation, and using only vegetable inks derived from 99% vegetable sources.
Be sure to check out the rest of our postcard range, available individually or in packs of 10 or 25: https://www.agreatbackyard.co.nz/postcards
This Aoraki Mount Cook Postcard from a great backyard shows New Zealand’s tallest mountain at twilight.
Situated in the Southern Alps, Aoraki Mount Cook is 3,724 metres high. It is a popular tourist destination for mountain climbers and day-hikers alike, with many people visiting the tracks to Hooker and Tasman Lakes.
This large postcard, #74 from our collection, is sized 121mm x 161mm, making it the perfect size to write a note to loved ones back home while you’re on the trip of a lifetime around New Zealand.
We source high-quality card stock for our postcards so they’re easy to write on the back and the image on the front is protected. We’re proud that all of our postcards are printed in Aotearoa New Zealand using environmentally friendly materials which carry the FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council®) accreditation, and using only vegetable inks derived from 99% vegetable sources.
Be sure to check out the rest of our postcard range, available individually or in packs of 10 or 25: https://www.agreatbackyard.co.nz/postcards
This Aranui Cave Postcard from a great backyard captures the exquisite underground view of ‘The Eastern Scene.’ Featuring an incredible display of decorated stalactites and stalagmites, this cave is widely regarded to be one of the prettiest in Waitomo Caves.
The cave was discovered in 1910 by a young man named Ruruku Aranui. It was to be named ‘Ngutuhihi’ (the beak of the stitch-bird), but on the official opening day, the Minister of Tourism couldn’t remember the correct name and suddenly pronounced it ‘Aranui!’
This image comes with two options: as a small postcard, #51 from our collection, sized 98mm x 146mm, or a large postcard, #03 from our collection, sized 121mm x 161mm. Both are the perfect size to write a note to loved ones back home while you’re on the trip of a lifetime around New Zealand.
We source high-quality card stock for our postcards so they’re easy to write on the back and the image on the front is protected. We’re proud that all of our postcards are printed in Aotearoa New Zealand using environmentally friendly materials which carry the FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council®) accreditation, and using only vegetable inks derived from 99% vegetable sources.
Be sure to check out the rest of our postcard range, available individually or in packs of 10 or 25: https://www.agreatbackyard.co.nz/postcards
This Takahē Postcard from a great backyard shows off the subject of New Zealand’s classic conservation story.
After being thought extinct for 50 years, the takahē was rediscovered in Fiordland in 1948 by Dr. Geoffrey Orbell. Since then then the takahē, a colourful and flightless bird, has been the subject of New Zealand’s longest running endangered species programme.
This large postcard, #29 from our collection, is sized 121mm x 161mm, making it the perfect size to write a note to loved ones back home while you’re on the trip of a lifetime around New Zealand.
We source high-quality card stock for our postcards so they’re easy to write on the back and the image on the front is protected. We’re proud that all of our postcards are printed in Aotearoa New Zealand using environmentally friendly materials which carry the FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council®) accreditation, and using only vegetable inks derived from 99% vegetable sources.
Be sure to check out the rest of our postcard range, available individually or in packs of 10 or 25: https://www.agreatbackyard.co.nz/postcards
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This Kiwi Chick Postcard from a great backyard shows the adorable nature of a young kiwi bird.
New Zealand’s national icon, seen here at the fantastic Ōtorohanga Kiwi House, is a flightless and nocturnal bird. Famous for its unique characteristics, kiwi navigate in the dark with their excellent senses of smell and touch.
This large postcard, #24 from our collection, is sized 121mm x 161mm, making it the perfect size to write a note to loved ones back home while you’re on the trip of a lifetime around New Zealand.
We source high-quality card stock for our postcards so they’re easy to write on the back and the image on the front is protected. We’re proud that all of our postcards are printed in Aotearoa New Zealand using environmentally friendly materials which carry the FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council®) accreditation, and using only vegetable inks derived from 99% vegetable sources.
Be sure to check out the rest of our postcard range, available individually or in packs of 10 or 25: https://www.agreatbackyard.co.nz/postcards