Mayor Rehette Stoltz is asking Kiwibank to return to Gisborne because the nearest branch is almost 200km away. Gisborne’s Kiwibank customers have been left with only online services since January when a satellite hub closed, with the closest branch about a 2.5-hour drive away in Whakatāne. On Monday, Stoltz sent an email to Kiwibank head of service partnerships self-service Andrew Holford outlining her concerns. “We have seen Kiwibank disapp…
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