The closure of the school came after a long battle with the government.

Its closure came as the various interconnecting lines to the station closed one by one in the 1950s and 1960s.

By the 1970s, the line beyond Hokitika was operating uneconomically, and closure came in 1980.

The closure of the upper floors came just weeks before neighborhood students were scheduled to return from summer vacation.

"The Lewinsky family hopes closure will come soon for everyone else involved."

The closure came only two years after the decision to strip the hospital of acute services.

The closures came that afternoon, and there were reports of it being mid-meal for some customers.

Final closure came on 11 September 1961 with the withdrawal of the railmotor service.

And the closure has come as some surprise to the businesses in the street.

The threatened closure would come June 1, several weeks before the school year is scheduled to end.