Karitane residents outraged mail might be delivered to houses

Karitane residents outraged mail might be delivered to houses

We are willing to bet you've never seen a story like this before.

The small town of Karitane, north of Dunedin, is on the verge of revolution. Residents have always picked their mail up from the local dairy.

It means the town can collect their mail and socialise at the same time.

But now New Zealand Post wants to start delivering to people's homes, much like the rest of New Zealand, and the town is not happy.

There's also a problem: no one has letterboxes in Karitane, because no one has ever had their mail delivered.

Story hit the road towards East Otago to see the 21st century town - for the most part.