Road Names
The road name shall be shown in full, with the following exceptions
- The road type to be abbreviated if found in the following table
- ‘Mount’ may be abbreviated to ‘Mt.’ but only where necessary to keep the length of the name to fit inside available screen area
| Suffix name | Standard abbreviation | Reference |
| Alley | Aly | AS/NZS 4819:2011 |
| Arcade | Arc | AS/NZS 4819:2011 |
| Avenue | Ave | AS/NZS 4819:2011 |
| Boulevard | Blvd | AS/NZS 4819:2011 |
| Circle | Cir | AS/NZS 4819:2011 |
| Close | Cl | AS/NZS 4819:2011 |
| Court | Crt | AS/NZS 4819:2011 |
| Crescent | Cres | AS/NZS 4819:2011 |
| Drive | Dr | AS/NZS 4819:2011 |
| Esplanade | Esp | AS/NZS 4819:2011 |
| Extension | Extn | AS/NZS 4819:2011 |
| Glade | Gld | AS/NZS 4819:2011 |
| Green | Grn | AS/NZS 4819:2011 |
| Grove | Grv | AS/NZS 4819:2011 |
| Highway | Hwy | AS/NZS 4819:2011 |
| Lane | Lane | AS/NZS 4819:2011 |
| Loop | Loop | AS/NZS 4819:2011 |
| Mall | Mall | AS/NZS 4819:2011 |
| Mews | Mews | AS/NZS 4819:2011 |
| Parade | Pde | AS/NZS 4819:2011 |
| Place | Pl | AS/NZS 4819:2011 |
| Promenade | Prom | AS/NZS 4819:2011 |
| Quay | Qy | AS/NZS 4819:2011 |
| Rise | Rise | AS/NZS 4819:2011 |
| Road | Rd | AS/NZS 4819:2011 |
| Square | Sq | AS/NZS 4819:2011 |
| State Highway | SH | NZ Post Address Standards June 2011 |
| Steps | Stps | AS/NZS 4819:2011 |
| Street | St | AS/NZS 4819:2011 |
| Terrace | Tce | AS/NZS 4819:2011 |
| Track | Trk | AS/NZS 4819:2011 |
| Walk | Walk | AS/NZS 4819:2011 |
| Way | Way | AS/NZS 4819:2011 |
| Wharf | Whrf | AS/NZS 4819:2011 |
This table is referenced from:
AS/NZS 4819:2011
Appendix B
Road Types - New Zealand
Reference
NZ Post Address and layout guide