Elderly small-town residents continue to languish after banks shut up shop.
Last year saw bank branches in small Waikato towns close, including Raglan, Te Aroha, Paeroa, Putaruru and Ngaruawahia.
Residents of Raglan and Putaruru said it was tough on the whole community, but the elderly - often wary of internet banking - have been hit the hardest.
Ron Carter, 86, has lived in Putaruru, between Hamilton and Rotorua, for 47 years and was disappointed by the closures. He doesn't own a computer and now travels to Tokoroa or Matamata for a Westpac branch.
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