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The Bank of New Zealand is encouraging online customers to cancel paper statements and grow trees.
From now until the end of September, customers logging on to the internet banking service will be prompted to opt into receiving online statements.
For each customer who signs up, BNZ will arrange for a native treeto be planted by the Motuihe Island Restoration Project, a charitable trust working to create a habitat for kiwi and other native bird species on theHauraki Gulf island.
The campaign, part of the bank's commitment to be carbon neutral by 2010, is expected to remove morethan 120,000 statements from circulation.
"Aside from the convenience, there will be many online customers who appreciate the clear environmental benefits to be gained from reducing the amount of paper statements they receive from the bank," said the BNZ's general manager strategy and marketing, Blair Vernon.
"By replacing paper statements with native trees, we're making a tangible contribution to the establishment of a pest-free habitat for kiwi and other birdlife on Motuihe."
- NZPA
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