Letters: Westpac bank closure in Greerton will impact elderly and disabled

Westpac Bank's closure in Greerton will not make it easy for the elderly, says a resident. Photo / File

So another bank, Westpac, has decided to move out of Greerton thus further disadvantaging the elderly who are a large proportion of Greerton's population.

For those younger and fit enough to drive or take the bus to the new destination for the bank it's not such a problem but for the elderly and disabled persons it is not so easy.

So many of the familiar ways have been taken from those who have used these systems all their lives and have been replaced with new and confusing ways of operating their daily lives.

In the latter years when memories and other parts are declining they are expected to remember pin numbers and all other perplexing ways to do something that was previously so simple to them.

Brings to mind George Bernard Shaw's quote: The worst sin towards our fellow creature is not to hate them but to be indifferent to them, that's the essence of inhumanity.

Gwyneth Jones
Greerton

Keep it up, council

Congratulations and a huge thank you to our newly elected mayor and council for getting our beloved Base track re-opened before Christmas.

We should have seen this display of initiative two and a half years ago! Keep up the good work.

Andrew Lattimore
Mount Maunganui

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