Use this rating if the TryRating result is an address (the rating should not be applied to POI and Business results!) and there is strong evidence the address does not actually exist. If sufficient resources are not available to make an informed decision, mark it Can’t Verify instead.

How to check if an address exists:

Use the following websites to check if the result address exists:

LINZ Data Service : https://data.linz.govt.nz/. If you are not familiar with this website, here is the link to Getting started page:

https://www.linz.govt.nz/data/linz-data-service/getting-started-lds

New Zealand Post: https://www.nzpost.co.nz/ (Go to Tools and click on “Address & Postcode Finder”.)

If the address is not returned, we consider that the address doesn’t exist. However in some cases, street imagery can reveal that the address does exist. If the official resources above did not find the address while other map apps finds it (or vice versa), be sure to also check the street imagery, if available.

If we find that the address does not exist, you will find one of the following scenarios with the appropriate rating.

Response 1: TryRating will return the closest verified address. Rate relevance as Excellent.
Response 2: TryRating will return the same address specified in the query. Rate relevance as Excellent and address as Incorrect – Address does not exist. The pin will be rated Can’t Verify.
Response 3: TryRating will return the street without street number, which should be given a relevance rating of Acceptable.

Checkpoint: In some cases, you will find that an existing address can be found in a different locality. Always mark such cases as Incorrect – Address does not exist and not Incorrect – Locality.

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Example 1

User Query:

[205 McLean Road Northburn]

Result:

205 McLean Road, Northburn, Central Otago 9383, New Zealand

Relevance: Excellent (Response

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Name Accuracy: N/A

Address Accuracy: Incorrect – Address does not exist.

Pin Accuracy: Can’t Verify

Both New Zealand Post and LINZ data service do not recognize the result address in the specified locality.

We therefore know the address does not exist and rate accordingly.

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Example 2

User Query:

[6/89 panorama road]

Result:

89 Panorama Road, Mount Wellington, Auckland 1060, New Zealand

Relevance: Good (unit number missing – 5.1.8 Address – Result connection)

Name Accuracy: N/A

Address Accuracy: Incorrect – Unit/Apt

Pin Accuracy: Perfect

Although the result did not return the unit number, we can confirm that 89 Panorama Road is valid from the street imagery: http://bit.ly/2sB4VfC

Therefore, it is rated as Incorrect – Unit/Apt.

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