Address and layout guide - New Zealand Post
Address and layout guide - New Zealand Post
Address and layout guide - New Zealand Post
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Abbreviations<br />
Wherever possible, spell in full each word of your address, including<br />
words like ‘Street’ <strong>and</strong> ‘Road’. If that’s not possible, you can use these<br />
abbreviations.<br />
Unit type abbreviations<br />
Street direction abbreviations<br />
Where street names or town names include a direction (eg. ‘Great<br />
South Road’ <strong>and</strong> ‘Palmerston North’), write them in full. In all other<br />
cases you can use the following abbreviations.<br />
Unit or floor type<br />
Abbreviation<br />
Street direction Abbreviation Street direction Abbreviation<br />
Apartment<br />
Apt<br />
Central<br />
Ctrl<br />
Kiosk<br />
Room<br />
Shop<br />
Suite<br />
Ksk<br />
Rm<br />
Shp<br />
Ste<br />
North N North east NE<br />
South S South east SE<br />
West W North west NW<br />
East E South west SW<br />
Villa<br />
Vlla<br />
Upper<br />
Upr<br />
Flat<br />
Flat<br />
Lower<br />
Lwr<br />
Unit<br />
Unit<br />
Extension<br />
Ext<br />
Floor<br />
Fl<br />
Level<br />
Street/Suburb/Town prefix<br />
Mount<br />
Saint<br />
L<br />
Abbreviation<br />
Mt<br />
St<br />
Street type abbreviations<br />
Here are the abbreviations for some commonly used street types.<br />
You can see the full list at www.nzpost.co.nz<br />
Street type Abbreviation Street type Abbreviation<br />
Avenue Ave Line Line<br />
Close Cl Mall Mall<br />
Organisation Abbreviation Organisation Abbreviation<br />
Administration Admin Headquarters HQ<br />
Agency Agcy Incorporated Inc<br />
Branch Brnch, Br Laboratory Lab<br />
Care of C/-, C/o Limited Ltd<br />
Centre Ctr Management Mgmt<br />
Company Co Manufacturer Mfr<br />
Corporation Corp Manufacturing Mfg<br />
Department Dept National Natl<br />
Court Crt Parade Pde<br />
Crescent Cres Place Pl<br />
Drive Dr Quay Qy<br />
Esplanade Esp Rise Rise<br />
Grove Grv Road Rd<br />
Heights Hts Square Sq<br />
Highway Hwy Street St<br />
Hill Hl Terrace Tce<br />
Lane Lane Way Way<br />
Division Div Office Ofc<br />
Enterprise Entprs Partnership Prtnshp<br />
Government Govt Proprietory Pty<br />
Group Gp System Sys<br />
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