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hairy1

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#66116 12-Aug-2010 19:17
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Hi All,

Can anyone give me a quick yes or no on whether the NZ Post codes are:

North Island < 7000
South Island > 7000

They appear to be from the maps I have looked at.

Cheers, Matt. 




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  #1263582 19-Mar-2015 17:25
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Can confirm the post codes first digit is region starting at 1 and going down the country

South island start with 7

 

 

 

 

Code prefix

 

Regions

 

 

 

0

 

Northland, Auckland (Rodney, Hibiscus Coast, North Shore & West Auckland)

 

 

 

1

 

Auckland (roughly the old Auckland City)

 

 

 

2

 

Auckland (South & East), Waikato (northernmost part)

 

 

 

3

 

Bay of Plenty, Waikato

 

 

 

4

 

Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Taranaki, Manawatu-Wanganui

 

 

 

5

 

Wellington (Wairarapa, Kapiti, Porirua and Hutt Valley)

 

 

 

6

 

Wellington (roughly Wellington City)

 

 

 

7

 

Tasman, Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast, Canterbury (excluding Christchurch)

 

 

 

8

 

Canterbury (roughly Christchurch City)

 

 

 

9

 

Otago, Southland

 

 

 

 



See wkikpedia for more details
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postcodes_in_New_Zealand

 
 
 
 

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  #1263588 19-Mar-2015 17:33
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No, my old post code in Napier, Hawkes Bay was 4112 :)

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  #1263608 19-Mar-2015 18:05
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Andib: No, my old post code in Napier, Hawkes Bay was 4112 :)


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  #1263626 19-Mar-2015 18:39
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7000, 8000 and 9000 are the South Island Post Codes.

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