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Originally Posted by Ace
In the US I was used to being able to leave mail in my mailbox, and have it picked up by a postal worker, instead of having to take it to the post office or to a public mailbox. Almost all mailboxes have a flag on them that can be raised to indicate that something is waiting for pickup. My mailbox here doesn't have a flag, nor do most that I see, although I have seen one or two with flags. If I don't have a flag, can I still leave mail in my mailbox to be picked up?
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Unfortunately I can't answer for the intricacies and wonders of the workings of a NZ mailbox, not being there yet, but some of the newer ones do have flags. When we were last down there we bought a sturdy plastic one which had a flag, but I thought the flag was used by the postie to let the householder know that mail has been desposited in the box. Saves going out in the wet if viewed from the house or saves getting out of the car if it's at the end of a lane, like ours.