28 Nov 2018

Govt-funded post hubs welcomed in regions

From Morning Report, 6:10 am on 28 November 2018

Small towns battling to keep their Post Shops open say they shouldn't have to fundraise to keep their towns running, and want the Government to step in. Yesterday, Morning Report revealed New Zealand Post's proposal to close its remaining 79 branches, and shift the services to supermarkets and pharmacy counters. In response, the Government is considering funding regional hubs to provide banking and mail services. Te Puke resident Karen Summerhays is part of a group trying to raise 50-thousand dollars, to buy the local postal service off New Zealand Post and run it. She told RNZ reporter Alex Ashton the Pledge Me campaign to save the post office is still $10,000 short.