Tess BruntonRNZ·26 Jun, 2026 05:00 PM5 mins to read Ophir postmistress Harriet Cameron in front of post boxes still in use today. Photo / RNZ, Tess Brunton Ophir postmistress Harriet Cameron in front of post boxes still in use today. Photo / RNZ, Tess BruntonBy Tess Brunton of RNZWhen people in the small Central Otago town of Ophir want their mail, they visit Harriet Cameron instead of their post box.
Just over six months since she took over the job of running the country’s oldest continually operating post








