Overview In this interview Bob talks about the history of trustee savings banks in Southland and across New Zealand. He discusses Trust Bank Southland becoming a company and the formation of the Trust Bank Southland Community Trust. Bob was the Trust's inaugural chair. He talks about the people involved in the trust over the years, local and national politics and the challenges of facing funding organisations.

Abstract H0211 ROBERT JOHN (BOB) SIMPSONInterviewer: Jenny CampbellAbstracter: Judith ChristieInterview: 11 July 2014TRACK ONE00.00 Born 1947 in Invercargill.01.20 Knew about the SOUTHLAND SAVINGS BANK as an Invercargill resident. Bank started in 1864, and was an early savings bank along with a bank in OTAGO. Became a member of the LABOUR PARTY in Auckland in 1973 or 1974. Campaigned for J B MUNRO (INVERCARGILL MP) and AUBREY BEGG...