| Company type | Government department |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1881 |
| Defunct | April 1, 1987 |
| Fate | Split-up |
| Successor | New Zealand Post Limited Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited Post Office Bank Limited |
| Headquarters | , |
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The New Zealand Post Office (NZPO) was a government department of New Zealand until 1987. It was previously (from 1881 to 1959) named the New Zealand Post and Telegraph Department (NZ P&T).
As a government department, the New Zealand Post Office had as its political head the Postmaster General, who was a member of Cabinet, and, when it was a separate department, the Minister of Telegraphs.
The NZPO was similar to the British Post Office or GPO, and so was similar to European PTT or postal, telegraph and telephone services, which were government monopolies.