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 post code in the address, asoptical 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. There is no such reward for solving this cache. J
Once solved you may meet the following message when you input the suburb or town at the following
http://www.nzpost.co.nz/tools/address-postcode-finder
Karori, Wellington is not a postal address.
This location may have multiple postcodes.
In this example the code would be 6012
as it is closest to the word Karori.
Where the word is close to a red boundary mark and there is possible confusion I have used a digit common to both areas.
THE 40 CRYPTIC CLUES BELOW SHOULD HELP YOU LOCATE THE AREAS AND POSTCODES : THE REST IS UP TO YOU
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1. crusty based indigenous fortification
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2. resinous topographically raised feature
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3. Graeco-Roman twin howl
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4. perhaps a tartenry playground in shadow of "Fanny's" mountain
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5. inanimate minions caught up here without any means of propulsion
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6. (NI) Henry Hudson on its deck in a body of water
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7. fine harvest from horizontally inclined ruminant
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8. meagre caress
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9. Fransiscan fashion hued head turner
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10. "the Spanish assailed the unassailable and the Dutch defended the indefensible"here
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11. kereru reliant reproducer
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12. cardinal's car
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13. body of coherant matter with a mathematical constant added
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14. Bill's' gift to the Bishop of Coutenances
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15. beautiful bronze age chamber tomb cairn type
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16. rutting cry meets Mary Queen of Scots end
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17. Hone's triptych pursuit
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18. shorthand strategy for Henry
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19. (SI) contrary lass at river's edge
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20. no alive mussels in this laurel
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21. communist carbon-neutral renewable resource
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22. a prickly husk would
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23. zebra crossing for insects and residence for hibernating bears
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24. fortified spanish neighbour that oozes charm
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25. assassinated emancipator
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26. (NI) prickly welsh rugby club
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27. not an alternating current vale
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28. state ceremonial employee with Friday's abode
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29. don't be fooled by this one
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30. enjoyably sharp
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31. five years before Oliver returned to town
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32. this loop-holed fortification may keep them at it
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33. gymnospermous in the thick of it
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34. watch this as it may be a bearing that's brown with black points
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35. pejorative term accompanied by stock feed
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36. triangularly tapered or pathologist's bread and butter
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37. NE seat of sculling rival
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38. useful interlaced material with gentle contours
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39. a less saline MgSO4·7H2O
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40. try renderer through to the garden
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A = ( 1B + 36A + 32B ) minus ( 27A + 16B +7C )
B = ( 3B + 40B + 23C ) minus ( 33C + 18C + 38A + 24C )
C = ( 25B + 28D ) minus ( 26A + 10C )
D = ( 18C + 31B ) minus ( 37C )minus 2
W = ( 11D + 6B + 20B) minus ( 12D + 22B )
X = ( 15A + 8B + 5A) minus ( 35A + 21C + 17B )
Y = (13B+14C+1B+34A+39C+2A) minus (30B+9A+4A+28D)
Z = 19A minus 29C minus 3
Inspiration for this cache was from two "Postman's Revenge" caches in Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
If you are in the area check out
GC4CG01 and GC4CG0X
Thanks to Suscoe for the idea.
