Postie helps mum deliver card to daughter despite address confusion

A persistent postie has helped a parent deliver a festive letter to their daughter even though there was no address on the envelope.

Joanne Rawson, a New Zealand Post worker in Brightwater on the country’s South Island, was going through the mail when she spotted an unusual pink letter with a handwritten note on the back.

“Dear New Zealand Postie,” the envelope read.

“I only have a part address for my daughter but it is so important she receives this, so I am relying on your powers of detection to do your best to deliver this to my lovely girl.

“Thank you in advance, as I know the great job you posties do! x.”

Ms Rawson didn’t have much to work with, as the envelope was simply addressed to her daughter in Brightwater, Nelson, New Zealand with no information about the actual street number.

The resourceful postie uploaded an image of the envelope to a local Facebook group, asking if anyone knew where the woman lived.

Luckily, a local knew the daughter, who goes by a different name, and provided her correct address, local outlet StuffNZ reported.

“It is nice that we could do that and track her down, there is nothing worse than having to send a letter back to someone in the mail, we don’t like doing that,” Ms Rawson told the outlet.

“It was the first card we have been able to put on [Facebook] and say, hey does anyone know this person, and obviously it worked.”

NZ Post told Yahoo7 that the postie’s digital method was unusual.

“From time to time we do see mail addressed to vague addresses, such as “Grandma on Main Street”, and sometimes the local knowledge of those working in our postal network does help locate the correct address to deliver these items to,” a NZ Post spokesperson said.

“However, our employees are required to be mindful of the privacy of individuals in regards to postal delivery points.

“Facebook posts and other social media research to complete addresses are not encouraged for this reason, although this particular posting ended happily.

“We would normally rely on the address as written for delivery. If it is incomplete, the item is usually returned to sender.”