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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 postcode 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.〔(NZ Post launches `remember your postcode` campaign ) NZPA, 10 October 2008〕 == Modes of delivery == In cities and large towns, the last two digits indicate one of the four modes of delivery, as illustrated by addresses in Palmerston North: * Street address, in which mail is delivered directly to homes by the 'postie'; :43 Vogel Street :Roslyn :Palmerston North 4414 * PO Box address, in which mail is delivered to a private box, usually at a Post Shop (formerly Post Office), for collection; :PO Box 400 :Palmerston North Central :Palmerston North 4440 * Private Bag, in which a private mail bag is delivered to an organisation such as a large company or a government department :Private Bag 11222 :Manawatu Mail Centre :Palmerston North 4442 * Rural Delivery, used in rural areas for home deliveries. :Railway Road :RD 10 :Palmerston North 4470 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Postcodes in New Zealand」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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