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Save the Capital Connection Electrification of the Wellington rail network up to Waikanae means KiwiRail have to decide whether or not to continue the only commuter rail service between Palmerston North and Wellington.

The decision is at least 12 months away so we have plenty of time to campaign and put together a convincing argument about why it should be retained. click here to follow the Facebook campaign.
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Time to End Tobacco Displays Every year 5000 Kiwis die as a result of smoking cigarettes or other tobacco based products. Tobacco smoking is the biggest single preventable cause of death in New Zealand.That's why over the last 25 years New Zealand has strived not only to help people stop smoking but also to stop people from even taking up smoking in the first place. We've seen a number of changes.Cigarette advertising was banned, as was sponsorship. Then workplaces became smoke free, followed by restaurants, bars and pubs. Each measure has seen a marked reduction in the number of New Zealanders who smoke tobacco.But now that reduction is slowing. It is time to take the next logical step and finish the job started when almost all forms of tobacco advertising were first removed.
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Columns

  • Where's the Plan for Domestic Capital? If you have been nervously watching the possible sale of the Crafar farms to a Chinese company, you are not alone. Most New Zealanders are at least a little uncomfortable with the idea that a huge land...
  • Budget a Swindle on Middle New Zealand Government MPs probably allowed themselves a few high-5s and back-slaps on Budget night. The tax cuts seemed to have gone down well and the commentary ranged from relief to outright congratulation. Bill...
  • Democracy Worth Defending Warts and All Winston Churchill once famously noted that “it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.”  He had a point. Democracy isn’t perfect....
  • Mines Just More Short Term Thinking The Government’s desire to hack away at our most precious and pristine place by mining ‘Schedule 4’ land is just the latest example of the kind of short term thinking that will eventually become...
  • Unemployment Jump in Manawatu Last week we were rocked by the news that unemployment in our region had hit 8.1%, well above the nationwide rate of 7.3%. It was a lot to take in. Just as the Government and treasury officials were telling...
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In the Community

  • Community Services Council Identifying community training needs Under the Palmerston North City Council (PNCC) – Palmerston North Community Services Council (CSC) contract for 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2010 CSC will identify training...

In the Media

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