Mayors from the Far North to Southland are urging the government to set up a formal inquiry into the impact of New Zealand banks closing branches in provincial communities.
More than 30 mayors from the Far North to Southland have signed a letter urging the Government to set up a formal inquiry into the impact of bank branch closures on provincial communities.
Photo: LDR/ Alice Angeloni
Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz said banks must consider more than just economics when it came to closing branches.
It was a view backed by 32 other mayors who signed a letter to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern calling for the government to intervene.
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