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In October 2008, New Zealand Post launched a 'remember your postcode' campaign, offering a $10,000 prize for remembering a postcode. [1] This replaced a previous system, introduced in 1977, in which New Zealand Post did not require individual items of mail to include the postcode in the address.
The Chief Post Office or Christchurch Central Post Office, originally known as the Government Buildings, [1] is located in Cathedral Square, Christchurch, New Zealand. The building was initially a post office with Immigration, Customs and Public Works departments. The Government Buildings were later replaced by the new Government Buildings [2 ...
For the purposes of postal deliveries, postal area codes were introduced in 1981, and the name of the suburb is not required. [ 2 ] ^ "Suburb boundaries - a Official Information Act request to Christchurch City Council" .
Colombo Street is a main road of the city of Christchurch, New Zealand.It runs south-north through the centre of Christchurch with a break at Cathedral Square.As with many other central Christchurch streets, it is named for a colonial Anglican bishopric, Colombo, Sri Lanka in what at the time was known as Ceylon.
In New Zealand, Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch were divided into postal zones, but these fell into disuse, and have now become redundant as a result of a new postcode system being introduced. Codes defined along administrative borders
Linwood is one of Christchurch's older suburbs which was established in 1850. [3] " Linwood" was given its name by Joseph Brittan , who purchased rural section 300 in Avonside. The adjoining rural section 301 was to be part of the farm, but the right was sold but probably farmed with rural section 300 and was eventually bought back by his son ...
Christchurch (/ ˈ k r aɪ s. tʃ ɜːr tʃ / ⓘ; Māori: Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island and the second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand. [a] Christchurch has an urban population of 415,100, and a metropolitan population of over half a million.
Parklands is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located north east of the city centre near Bottle Lake Forest. The area between Burwood Hospital and Waimairi Golf Club was occupied by a brickworks established by John Brightling (1842–1928). It was developed as a residential suburb from 1963. [3]