Events In History
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17 March 1905Only surviving Maungatautari Bank cheque issued
The Maungatautari Bank was one of several set up by Māori in the decades after the New Zealand Wars to handle the money they were receiving from land sales. Read more...
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5 June 1847Auckland Savings Bank opens for business
The New Zealand Banking Company, Auckland’s first bank, had been wound up two years earlier. Read more...
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Main image: Ōamaru bank buildings
For many people these buildings symbolise Whitestone Oamaru.