Postcodes in New Zealand

Postcodes In New Zealand

In June 2006, New Zealand introduced a new postcode system, which, unlike the previous system, applies to all items of mail, from June 2008.

New Zealand Post did not require individual items of mail to include the post code in the address, as optical character recognition (OCR) enabled automated sorting machines to scan entire addresses, rather than just post codes, as was the case with older machines. Until the early 1990s, all mail was sorted manually.

There are 1856 4-digit postcodes, each of which may serve up to 10000 individual locations. They start with 0 in Northland and progress southward, ending with codes starting with 9 in Otago and Southland.

The first two digits specify the area, the third digit specifies the type of delivery (street, PO Box, Private Bag, or Rural delivery), and the last digit specifies the specific lobby, RD (rural delivery) number, or suburb.

In October 2008, New Zealand Post launched a 'remember your postcode' campaign, offering a NZ$ 10 000 prize for remembering a postcode.

Read more about Postcodes In New Zealand:  Modes of Delivery, Suburbs, PostShop Lobbies, Repartition of Postcodes, Previous System, Māori Names, Freepost, Third Party Registered Postal Operators

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