Letterboxes with character

A DigitalNZ Story by Zokoroa

Letterboxes with character that stand out in neighbourhoods - from quirky to cute and colourful.

Mailboxes, letterboxes, letter box, mail, postal, letters

Letterboxes can be in a variety of styles, materials and colours. See Stuff.co.nz article about some of NZ's loveliest letterboxes. Have a look at the letterboxes around your neighbourhood and test the theory that the 'look' of a letterbox will tell you what the house is likely to look like!

Image: Frog mail box outside a house in Halswell

Frog mail box outside a house in Halswell

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: butlers letterbox 1985

butlers letterbox 1985

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Rustic Marahau

Rustic Marahau

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Tarras: Willowbank Farm

Tarras: Willowbank Farm

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

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BeckerFraserPhotos July 2011 photograph 453

UC QuakeStudies

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BeckerFraserPhotos February 2011 photograph 028

UC QuakeStudies

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BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 0657

UC QuakeStudies

Image: Unusual letterboxes

Unusual letterboxes

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Letterbox at Paeroa Homestead, Wharepapa, 1987

Letterbox at Paeroa Homestead, Wharepapa, 1987

Auckland Libraries

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BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 2283

UC QuakeStudies

Image: 428 Oxford Terrace letter box

428 Oxford Terrace letter box

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 125

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 125

UC QuakeStudies

Image: "Ingenuity in Letter Box Construction"

"Ingenuity in Letter Box Construction"

Palmerston North City Library

Image: Letter-box on a country road

Letter-box on a country road

Auckland Libraries

Image: The Elms Letter Box on Mission Street in Tauranga

The Elms Letter Box on Mission Street in Tauranga

Tauranga City Libraries

Image: Advert in House, Daily Telegraph Promotion

Advert in House, Daily Telegraph Promotion

MTG Hawke's Bay

Image: "Ingenuity in Letter Box Construction"

"Ingenuity in Letter Box Construction"

Palmerston North City Library

Image: Rannoch Letterbox

Rannoch Letterbox

The Arts House Trust

Image: BeckerFraserPhotos February 2011 photograph 410

BeckerFraserPhotos February 2011 photograph 410

UC QuakeStudies

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New Zealand

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Letter boxes

Letter boxes

Christchurch City Libraries