Kōrero: Country towns

Impact of post office closures

The closure of many rural post offices in the late 1980s shocked and angered customers who had relied on their banking and postal services. Nelly Harrison of Waipiro Bay, on the East Coast, describes a predicament faced by many.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

TVNZ Television New Zealand

This item has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. It is the responsibility of the user of any material to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

Ngā whakaahua me ngā rauemi katoa o tēnei kōrero

Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Jock Phillips, 'Country towns - Prosperity and decline, 1950–1990', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/video/19425/impact-of-post-office-closures (accessed 26 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Jock Phillips, i tāngia i te 24 Nov 2008