Many people were unimpressed with the cashless society when the money machine broke down on the first pension day after the Kamo ASB branch closed.
On Tuesday and Wednesday this week, an 'out of order' sign greeted pensioners and others who would usually use the ATM or tellers for cash withdrawals and general banking services.
The ASB closed its Kamo branch on October 7, citing a decline in staff-assisted transactions as the reason.
Despite the bank's suggestion customers should use more internet banking or travel to a central Whangarei branch, the closure was met with dismay from people for whom those were not options.
The bank promised that people would still have the Kamo ATM facility to withdraw cash.
Several elderly people were lined up early on Tuesday wanting to use the Kamo ATM to access their pensions.