The Pigeon Post House is located at 112 Newton Road,

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, on the corner of Newton Road and Upper Queen Street. From 1897 into the early 20th century the building was used as a pigeon-carrier postal service between

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and

. It was New Zealand's first regular air-mail postal service. Today, the building is a private residence.

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New Zealand Post 1997 Centenary of Pigeon Post

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