1968 (as Hay's-Wright Stephenson) Haywrights was a New Zealand department store chain that was founded in 1929 and eventually grew to be one of the largest department store chains in New Zealand.
[2] In 1968, the chain merged with Wright Stephenson (retail division) to form Hay's-Wright Stephenson, with the merger the chain expanded into the North Island.
[2][3] On 1 August 1970 Hay's-Wright Stephenson became Haywrights after confusion among customers about the name.
[3] In January 1976 Haywrights purchased Milne & Choyce a department store chain based in Auckland, in an effort to expand further into the North Island.
[6] With this sale Farmers & Haywrights stores became part of FTC.