83 Years of Service

Teleflora was founded in 1926. It was the first florist relay service in New Zealand by many years and one of the first in the world.

Our members are proud of their heritage. Over the years two books have been written and published detailing the early years of Teleflora in New Zealand.  They provide great pen-portraits of some of the many characters in our several generations of florists.

Because we were the first service in New Zealand, much of our historical material has been donated to the national archives as a history of floristry in New Zealand.

For the convenience of those who would like to read more about our history, we have provided links below to download these two books in PDF. A free Adobe PDF reader will be required to read these documents and is available here.

• L.V. Phillips, "Teleflower Story: a partial record of the first 50 years of Teleflower Incorporated", Teleflower 1975 [click to download]
• P.A.duRhone, "The Teleflora Story; celebrating 75 years", Teleflora Inc 2001 [click to download]

Our Local Florist Network

At Teleflora we have a New Zealand network of around 120 approved member florists. Internationally, we're connected to over 50,000 affiliated florists based in 84 countries.

Teleflora is administered by a central service that accepts phone and web orders and distributes them via our network of local florists so the recipient gets the freshest flowers beautifully designed.

Because we're such a visible brand, we're motivated to ensure that our reputation for high standards is maintained. Any customer should feel that there are systems in place to ensure that their gift gets the attention it deserves... that their gift will be delivered on time and to a standard they'd be pleased with.

Teleflora also maintains standards within the organization through workshops, an annual conference, educational weekends and visiting international exhibitors. In short, we're serious about refining our service to be the best it can be.

Teleflora's Commitment

Teleflora prides itself on our high standards. We believe our reputation for excellence, and our commitment to high standards of customer service sets us apart from other organizations. With over 83 years in business Teleflora has reassessed our standards and we continue to set high goals for ourselves. Whether you are our customer, or you are looking to become a member, you know that with Teleflora you can expect the best.

Teleflora's National Florist Listings

Teleflora has member florists throughout New Zealand to ensure fresh flowers are delivered by a local florist. Florists are grouped geographically into the Northern, Central and Southern Regions. To find the Teleflora florist closest to you, choose from a florist listed in our directory.

A Career as a Teleflora Florist

Teleflora loves flowers. And Teleflora does all it can to make your career as a florist both a pleasure and a success. Read about some of the ways Teleflora can help your business.

All our members are approved florists - they know and love flowers. And while our members have met stringent guide-lines in order to achieve their membership... they also share an exciting and rewarding career path. There's nothing quite like flowers!

Teleflora can provide a level of business support that will look very attractive on your business bottom line. You receive: The ability to participate in New Zealand’s most rewarding loyalty programme, and give customers Fly Buys points; a substantial flow of inward orders every year; you pay a nominal fee to send orders to the most popular overseas destinations; you receive the full local delivery fee - not discounted; you participate in 'Profit Plus' (the biggest incentive per order sent programme, in our local industry); you benefit from simpler accounting systems and faster payment of credits.

And the list goes on to include: special commission rates on major credit cards; petrol discounts; in-store promotional material; low Telecom rates; discounts on mobile phone charges and superb business training and conferences.

But most of all, at Teleflora you are a part of wide network of friends, who are only to happy to assist you and offer their experience to you.

To find out more, call 0800 TELEFLORA (0800 835 335) or send email to: membership@teleflora.co.nz

We'd be delighted to hear from you - Please note however that this membership is only open to florists within New Zealand.