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There was also a Awhitu Central Post Office, located 6.4 kilometres south-east of Awhitu, from 15 October 1891 to 30 November 1947, which re-opened as a Telegraph Office from 1 December 1947 to 16 January 1950.
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BBZA
1867 ‑ 1953
Central government
Government postal services were provided in New Zealand from 1840 although the Post Office was not established as a Department until 1858. The Post Office performed a wide variety of functions on behalf of the Crown, including the provision of postal, telegraphic, telephone and banking services. In addition the Post Office assisted in the administration of associated functions in other areas of government, for instance, pension payments, motor vehicle registration and radio inspection. Awhitu Post Office acted as a births, deaths and marriages registry from 1873 to around 1953.
Awitu Post Office opened on 1 July 1867 and was renamed Awhitu Post Ofice on 1 July 1879. Awhitu Post Office closed on 30 April 1953. It acted as a births, deaths and marriages registry from 1873 to around 1953.
There was also a Awhitu Central Post Office, located 6.4 kilometres south-east of Awhitu, from 15 October 1891 to 30 November 1947, which re-opened as a Telegraph Office from 1 December 1947 to 16 January 1950.
Startup, R.M., 'New Zealand Post Offices'. Auckland, New Zealand: The Postal History Society of New Zealand Inc., 1977
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