New Zealand Post are now using e-bikes (bicycles with an electric motor) to deliver the mail in Stratford.
The e-bikes are made in Timaru and are already used by posties in a number of locations around New Zealand.
Posties in Hawera will be using new red and yellow three-wheeled eco-vehicles for mail and parcel deliveries to households in Hawera.
Changes being introduced this month mean households in Stratford and Hawera will now receive mail on either Monday, Wednesday and Friday, or Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
For example, if you live on Hamlet Street, your mail will be delivered on Monday, Wednesday and Friday in any week, while if you live on Pembroke Road, your delivery days will be Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.