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New clothing guidelines for customers by the Bank of New Zealand have been welcomed by staff as a positive and necessary move towards increased security in the face of growing robbery rates.
The bank has banned customers from wearing hats and sunglasses in branches.
Signs stating "No Hats. No Hoods. No Helmets. No Sunglasses" appeared in BNZ doorways around the country last week.
The move comes as figures reveal bank robberies rose from 24 in 2006 to 62 last year.
