Roadside post boxes are slowly disappearing from Wanganui streets.
Gonville man Stan James noticed the box near his home on Alma Rd was removed during work on the street's footpath this summer.
"When they were doing the road and footpath up, I saw a truck come and take it away," he said.
Mr James said neighbours had assumed it would be replaced when the work was finished.
But New Zealand Post confirmed yesterday that the box would not be replaced because of a decline in use. Five were removed last year.