New Zealand Post is dropping six-day delivery and pick up for rural customers from April 1.
In 2013, New Zealand Post was given the flexibility by the Government to move to five day delivery in rural areas.
About a quarter of rural delivery customers are already on five day delivery from Monday to Friday and the remainder are on six day delivery.
From 1 April, there will be no letter deliveries or mail pick-ups on Saturdays for rural customers who are currently on a six day delivery, says Chief Operating Officer Mark Stewart.
Mail deliveries will continue as they are now, from Monday to Friday.