Rotorua residents will be among the first to see New Zealand Post's new electric delivery vehicles in operation, with driver training to get under way tomorrow.
The vehicles will ultimately be used for the combined delivery of parcels and mail in residential areas of New Zealand's larger towns and cities.
The rollout started last year in Oamaru and in parts of Auckland, and the vehicles have now arrived in Rotorua.
Jenn Nikora, service delivery leader Rotorua, said she was proud people in Rotorua would be among the first to see them in action.
The vehicles can carry up to 200kg of parcels and mail, but are still small and nimble enough to be used on the footpath.