EPISODE · Jun 23, 2026 · 4 MIN
Country's oldest operating post office thriving under new hands
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In the small Central Otago town of Ophir, the country's oldest continually operating post office is thriving in new hands. When the community's long-standing postmistress retired, it left a unique vacancy in the town of about 70 people. But a bit over six months ago Harriet Cameron seized the Ophir-tunity and took on the job. Tess Brunton reports.
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