Women, Māori and Pasifika money know-how to be targeted in new national strategy
14 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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Retirement Commissioner Jane Wrightson. Photo / Michael Craig
Bringing up the levels of financial know-how in women, Māori and Pasifika is the aim of a new national strategy for financial capability being launched today.
Jane Wrightson, Retirement Commissioner and the head of the Commission for Financial Capability - the Government s money education arm - said the strategy would bring together commercial entities, the non-profit sector, iwi and the government to work together.
Read More Until now the many agencies across the financial capability sector each engaged in a variety of largely unconnected activities that have the same driver - to help people be better with money so that they can achieve their goals, said Wrightson.
Tuesday, 13 April 2021, 12:13 pm
The six banks participating in the Regional Banking Hubs
trial are renewing their commitment to not close regional
branches until the end of the year, when the trial
concludes.
The September 2019 announcement of the hubs
pilot included a voluntary commitment to not close regional
branches for the period of the trial. The full commitment
was in place for 15 months but was suspended in January this
year because of the significant impact of Covid-19 on
customer behaviour and the hubs launch timeframe.
The
renewed commitment is the same as before – it will not
include branches within the city council boundaries of the
Press Release – NZ Bankers’ Association The six banks participating in the Regional Banking Hubs trial are renewing their commitment to not close regional branches until the end of the year, when the trial concludes. The September 2019 announcement of the hubs pilot included a voluntary …
The six banks participating in the Regional Banking Hubs trial are renewing their commitment to not close regional branches until the end of the year, when the trial concludes.
The September 2019 announcement of the hubs pilot included a voluntary commitment to not close regional branches for the period of the trial. The full commitment was in place for 15 months but was suspended in January this year because of the significant impact of Covid-19 on customer behaviour and the hubs launch timeframe.
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Far North mayor calls for banking hub as branch closures hurt
9 Mar, 2021 05:00 PM
6 minutes to read
ANZ recently closed its doors in Rathbone St, Whangārei and moved services to a nearby branch a few minutes walk away. Photo / Imran Ali
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ANZ recently closed its doors in Rathbone St, Whangārei and moved services to a nearby branch a few minutes walk away. Photo / Imran Ali
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Imran Ali is a reporter for the Northern Advocateimran.ali@nzme.co.nznorthernadvocat
A Northland mayor is among counterparts across the country calling on the Government to conduct an inquiry into the effects of bank closures in rural New Zealand.