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NZ Post is removing services from 142 partner stores this year.
It follows a long line of postal groups around the world scaling back as we enter a new era dominated by tech.
Czech Post closed 300 post office branches, the Greek postal service shut more than 200 last year, UK networks have gone through rolling waves of reductions, and Denmark has ended traditional letter delivery entirely – an end to a 400-year-old service.
But, how will the switch impact small-town communities? And the elderly?
Today on The Front Page, Age Concern New Zealand chief executive Karen Billings-Jensen is with us to take us through what this could mean for those who need these services the most.
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