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Kōrero: Banking and finance

A bank branch in 1992

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A bank branch in 1992

Counter barriers were introduced to branches in the 1990s to provide protection against bank theft. The open space between teller and customer was reduced in size.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: EP/1992/4849/26A

by Mark Coote

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

David Tripe, Banking and finance – Working in banks, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/24663/a-bank-branch-in-1992 (accessed 5 June 2026).

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