The end of the line for the humble cheque is looming. The Bank of New Zealand, one of the few banks which still handles them, stopped issuing new chequebooks last month and will phase out all cheques by mid-2021. In today's trip into the Sound Archives of Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, Sarah Johnston looks back at the changes in banking technology which have transformed the way we handle our money.
Watch the memorable 1981 television commercial for National Bank’s Visa credit card.