General contact details should be set out in the order outlined below with no punctuation and only one space after the subheading (e.g. Tel, Mob, etc.). Use only those details relevant to your writing. Phone numbers, email addresses and URLs should be hyperlinked on the web.
Freephone 0800 889 900 (within New Zealand)
Tel +64 3 479 1100
Mob +64 27 479 1100
Fax +64 3 479 5417
Email joe.bloggs@otago.ac.nz
Web otago.ac.nz
Email addresses
Capitalise the 'E' only when it is the first word in a sentence, or when used for contact details. Email addresses should be kept on one line wherever possible.
Use only the email address itself as the link text when writing for the web and avoid using capital letters within the address.
- Email joe.bloggs@otago.ac.nz
- Email Joe.Bloggs@otago.ac.nz
- Email Joe Bloggs
- Email us
- Dunedin campus
Telephone numbers
The following are acceptable formats for telephone numbers:
479 1100
479 1100 ext 8567
03 479 1100
021 279 110
64 3 479 1100
64 21 279 1100
Choose the best option for your particular audience so they know which prefix to use. Including prefixes makes dialing easier for mobile users. The international format (+64 3 479 1100) is the preferred format when writing for the web.