Kōrero: Rural services

Reaction to a post office closure

When plans were announced to close the post office at the small town of Waipiro Bay on the East Coast, residents were shocked and angry. A number of rural post offices closed in the late 1980s – partly because of rural depopulation, and partly because of government restructuring of the Post Office.

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Nancy Swarbrick, 'Rural services - Communications', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/video/18562/reaction-to-a-post-office-closure (accessed 27 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Nancy Swarbrick, i tāngia i te 24 Nov 2008