nz postcode finder

[Zhen Sun]

Hi there,

I'm trying to find a way to post the query/form to nz post postcode finder then fetch the result.

Does any one have the idea how to do it or have done it?

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Zhen Sun

[Nick]

http://www.noodles.net.nz/2007/09/14/new-zealand-postcode-database-v2/

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[Zhen Sun]

well, i know that db, but i'm looking for a different solution. post the data to the finder then get the content of the result page.

thx anyway.

[Cameron Junge]

cURL + screen scraping

 

Be the only reasonable way I’d say.

 

Cameron

 

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[Zhen Sun]

yer, true. but the server doesn't have cUrl. is there any alternative?

[anru chen]

file_get_contents? or socket programming?

[Olwen Williams]

You might be able to use the google maps api (but it may not fit their
terms of service)

Cameron Junge wrote:
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> cURL + screen scraping
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> Be the only reasonable way I’d say.
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> Cameron
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[Chris Burgess]

NZ Post's Postcode finder could do with a hand - eg a search for "Seaview Road, Piha" produces a postcode of 0200 (that would be Paihia, Bay of Islands). The same search details work on all the overseas mapping sites I've tried.

Searches on NZ Post with 'Town/City' set to "Waitakere", "Henderson", "Auckland" all produce no results. The correct answer is (obviously) New Lynn.

If you're going to set about screenscraping NZ Post's world view, be prepared for it to produce some unexpected results when people enter an address they think they live at. Cross-referencing lookups with mapping API might help to highlight some of their more outlandish claims.

Google Maps does return postal codes with the address results, so it might be worth comparing.

[Zhen Sun]

cheers man, seems google map could help.

[Sarah King]

Nothing like bumping an ancient thread but has anyone written anything to query the NZPost site? Curl or anything simila? 

I gather they're considering building an API but nobody has returned my calls so I have no idea if it's imminent (so hang fire) or shelved (so build something).

thanks

Sarah

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[Bruce Clement]

Interesting question, I've been pondering the possibility of an open postcode directory recently.

I'm not keen on screenscraping as a data source myself. The data isn't really Free (Libre) and more pragmatically there's too much chance of lawsuits and minor formatting changes breaking things.

With a bit of publicity and careful explanation of the project's aim it should be possible to get people to "donate" address / post-code pairings to an open database.

The founder of OpenStreetMap has started a sister project called Free The Postcode http://www.freethepostcode.org/ which is working on developing a list for the UK. Who knows, a polite request might obtain their software to ease starting a project for NZ.

OpenStreetMap itself is interested in postcodes, but the NZ page http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/New_Zealand_sub-projects lists postcodes as still to do - there may be some partial data there.

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[Jeremy @ Last Season]

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[Sarah King]

Thanks, I'll look into that one.

I did laugh at the idea that NZ Post might be precious about sharing their database given that they return mail that doesn't have a postcode on it. I get that they probably want the traffic but repeat visits from a small group of people doesn't really increase their revenue making opportunities.

Sarah

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[Chris Morris]

I work for NZ Post ( as a postie ) - and no we do not return mail that does not have a postcode. In fact 90% of the mail that comes through my morning sort does not have postcode on it.  It gets delivered just the same :)

chris

[Sam Bonner]

NZ Post already provides a bunch of well documented API's for various services - http://api.nzpost.co.nz/common - would one of those not suit your purposes?

Thanks,
Sam

[Jonathan Hunt]

On 10/05/2013, at 9:33 PM, Sam Bonner wrote:
> NZ Post already provides a bunch of well documented API's for various services - http://api.nzpost.co.nz/common - would one of those not suit your purposes?

Those APIs are limited to very specific use cases. None return a postcode or validate an address.

> On 10 May 2013 21:16, Sarah King <sa...@pcpropertymanager.com> wrote:
> Nothing like bumping an ancient thread but has anyone written anything to query the NZPost site? Curl or anything simila?
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> I gather they're considering building an API but nobody has returned my calls so I have no idea if it's imminent (so hang fire) or shelved (so build something).

NZPost have an API at http://address.nzpost.co.nz/ that is very similar the AddressFinder API (similar underlying tech AFAICT) but they haven't made it public and I've had no response regarding when it will be made public.

Geonames have Postcode to Town and Lat/Lon mapping licensed as CC-BY.
http://www.geonames.org/postalcode-search.html?q=8140&country=NZ
also available as a download http://download.geonames.org/export/zip/NZ.zip
I'm not sure how up-to-date it is.

It would be interesting to do a comparison with the official postcode data.

Regards
Jonathan

[Sarah King]

Thanks for the replies! 

• Chris - nice to know that the hoopla about returned mail must relate to isolated incidents and not normal practice
  
• Jeremy - Address Finder looked really good but this app is for an "intranet", the form won't be public facing at any rate, and $1500 is a pretty steep fee.
  

I like the look of the address.nzpost.co.nz stuff so I've tweeted them since online chat, phone calls and requests for info haven't worked. I'm astounded that this isn't more of an issue and that they haven't sorted this out long ago.

Sarah

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[Sarah King]

Thanks for the replies! 

• Chris - nice to know that the hoopla about returned mail must relate to isolated incidents and not normal practice
  
• Jeremy - Address Finder looked really good but this app is for an "intranet", the form won't be public facing at any rate, and $1500 is a pretty steep fee.
  

I like the look of the address.nzpost.co.nz stuff so I've tweeted them since online chat, phone calls and requests for info haven't worked. I'm astounded that this isn't more of an issue and that they haven't sorted this out long ago.

Sarah

Sarah King Tel: 09 815 8642 | Mobile: 0273 711 298 http://www.itamer.com http://www.roommatecabins.co.nz

 
Contact me:  rainchx  sarah.king

 

On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 12:18 PM, Jonathan Hunt <ph...@huntdesign.co.nz> wrote:

[Sarah King]

Thanks, I'll look into that one.

I did laugh at the idea that NZ Post might be precious about sharing their database given that they return mail that doesn't have a postcode on it. I get that they probably want the traffic but repeat visits from a small group of people doesn't really increase their revenue making opportunities.

Sarah

On Saturday, May 11, 2013, Jeremy @ Last Season wrote:

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