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The Bank of New Zealand and the Colonial Bank

The Bank of New Zealand and the Colonial Bank

The New Zealand government became a majority owner of the Bank of New Zealand after it nearly collapsed in 1894. Later, the Bank of New Zealand took over the equally vulnerable Colonial Bank, and in 1895 the two banks again required government assistance.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: A-312-6-034

by William Blomfield

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David Tripe, Banking and finance – Banking and finance to 1984, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/cartoon/24625/the-bank-of-new-zealand-and-the-colonial-bank (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā David Tripe, i tāngia i te 26 February 2010.