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Westpac Bank s April 1 closure of Pahiatua branch is no joke
4 Mar, 2021 12:55 AM
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Pahiatua s Westpac Bank is to close on April 1.
Bush Telegraph
Westpac Bank in Pahiatua is to close on April 1, but it s no joke.
This follows the closure of ANZ Bank on December 8, 2017 then the BNZ Bank in Pahiatua.
This leaves the town with Kiwibank as the last bank remaining.
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Beijen presented the petition to high-ranking government officials on Tuesday, March 2. The banks have abandoned rural New Zealand, then pretend they are helping them by popping in an ATM and telling the national press about what a good idea this is. The closures were a case of maximising profit at the expense of our communities, he said.
Race to the Brewery triumph for MacDougall s team
4 Mar, 2021 08:52 PM
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MacDougall s team nearing the finish line.
Bush Telegraph
By: Steve Carle
Pic: BTG080321MAC2 Caption: The winning team: top - Paul Roache, Andre Le-Pine-Day, Maddy Hartley-Brown and Gareth Cannon. Bottom row - Alan Wall, James MacDougall and Luke Scott. Photo courtesy Kevin Bills Media.
By Steve Carle
MacDougall s team won this year s Race to the Brewery on February 27 - taking out the title for the fourth consecutive year.
The winning team: top - Paul Roache, Andre Le-Pine-Day, Maddy Hartley-Brown and Gareth Cannon. Bottom row - Alan Wall, James MacDougall and Luke Scott.
Celebrating learners at Ballance School
25 Feb, 2021 01:19 AM
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Ballance School has a strong focus on the environment.
Bush Telegraph
By Steve Carle
Ballance School has started the new term with a new principal, Brenda Sutton. She has been a principal for the past 16 years.
Before her appointment at Ballance, Brenda was principal at the picturesque Kenepuru Sound in the Malborough Sounds. She ran a rural schoolover the past 11 years with a roll fluctuating between 10 and 15 students. It was two hours from the nearest town.
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Before that she had been principal at Akitio School for five years, after teaching at Pahiatua Primary School.