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Frank Dickson (banker)
Frank Dickson (11 May 1931 – 2 March 2023) was a New Zealand banker. He was the first chief executive of the Canterbury Savings Bank (later Trust Bank Canterbury), from 1963 to 1988. Biography Dickson was born in the Auckland suburb of Birkenhead on 11 May 1931, the son of Mavis Ellen Dickson (née Smith) and James Dickson. In 1958, he married Alison Rae Patterson, and the couple went on to have three children. Dickson joined the Auckland Savings Bank in 1950, and rose to become the new business manager for the bank by 1962. In 1963, he was appointed manager (chief executive) of the newly established Canterbury Savings Bank, based in Christchurch, and remained in that role until 1988. In the 1989 Queen's Birthday Honours, Dickson was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to banking and the community. In March 2009, he was commemorated as one of Christchurch's Twelve Local Heroes The ''Twelve Local Heroes'' is a series of bronze busts lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twelve Local Heroes
The ''Twelve Local Heroes'' is a series of bronze busts located in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand on Worcester Boulevard outside the Arts Centre An art centre or arts center is distinct from an art gallery or art museum. An arts centre is a functional community centre with a specific remit to encourage arts practice and to provide facilities such as theatre space, gallery space, venues fo ... to commemorate twelve local Christchurch people who were prominent in their respective fields in the latter part of the 20th century. History The establishment of the commemorative sculptures was driven by the Twelve Local Heroes charitable trust. The project had been four years in the making before the bronze busts were unveiled on 18 March 2009. The artwork was produced by the sculptor Mark Whyte. Local Heroes The ''Twelve Local Heroes'' can be grouped by having died prior to the project commencing, by agreeing to be included but having since died, and by being alive. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in the country and the List of cities in Oceania by population, fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region—the area governed by Auckland Council—which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of . While European New Zealanders, Europeans continue to make up the plurality of Auckland's population, the city became multicultural and Cosmopolitanism, cosmopolitan in the late-20th century, with Asian New Zealanders, Asians accounting for 31% of the city's population in 2018. Auckland has the fourth largest Foreign born, foreign-born population in the world, with 39% of its residents born overseas. With its large population of Pasifika New Zealanders, the city is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christchurch
Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon River / Ōtākaro flows through the centre of the city, with an urban park along its banks. The city's territorial authority population is people, and includes a number of smaller urban areas as well as rural areas. The population of the urban area is people. Christchurch is the second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand, after Auckland. It is the major urban area of an emerging sub-region known informally as Greater Christchurch. Notable smaller urban areas within this sub-region include Rangiora and Kaiapoi in Waimakariri District, north of the Waimakariri River, and Rolleston and Lincoln in Selwyn District to the south. The first inhabitants migrated to the area sometime between 1000 and 1250 AD. They hunted moa, which led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canterbury Savings Bank
Trust Bank New Zealand Ltd was a registered bank that operated in New Zealand between 1986 and 1996. It was made up of (most of) the former regional savings banks that had their origins as far back as 1847. It was acquired by Westpac Bank in 1996 which phased out the Trust Bank brand at the end of 2002, when the bank was rebranded from WestpacTrust to simply Westpac. Early history Trust Bank New Zealand (TBNZ) had its origins in New Zealand's regional trustee savings banks. The five original banks were established under the Savings Bank Act 1858, and were: * the ASB Bank, Auckland Savings Bank (est. 1847) * the TSB Bank (New Zealand), New Plymouth Savings Bank (est. 1850) * the Dunedin Savings Bank (est. 1864) * the Invercargill Savings Bank (est. 1864) * the Westland Savings Bank, Hokitika Savings Bank (est. 1866) After the Second World War there was a huge increase in the number of regional trustee savings banks, with the following new banks opening: * the Waikato Savings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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