1 00:00:01,560 --> 00:00:04,320 Speaker 1: Brother appsong Away. Earlier this year, Ended Post said it 2 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: was reviewing its business and proposing the closure of hundreds 3 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:10,119 Speaker 1: of counters across the country. That included three here in 4 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:13,000 Speaker 1: ash Burton, the Creek Road and Beach Road Deiries and 5 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 1: also the one at Ellington Pharmacy. The team there thought, 6 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:17,840 Speaker 1: no not happy about this, so took it upon themselves 7 00:00:17,880 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 1: to campaign against the changes. The woman who was front 8 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 1: page of the paper yesterday is Gaie Punsley. 9 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:26,440 Speaker 2: Morning morning, Louke, how are you. 10 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 1: Oh, how things can change in twenty four hours. We've 11 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 1: got some good news. 12 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:34,319 Speaker 2: Amazing a real day yesterday and honestly we really want 13 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:37,760 Speaker 2: to thank the whole community. You know this over seven 14 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:40,120 Speaker 2: hundred and fifty people who came in and signed that 15 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 2: petition and wrote letters and wrote emails to New Zealand 16 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 2: Posts and to James Meagher. You know, people power does 17 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:49,519 Speaker 2: get us there at the end of it, you know. 18 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 2: So we had said all along we did not want 19 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 2: this to be lost to the community, and everyone got 20 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 2: behind us. It's just been really. 21 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 1: Humbling and still so you get to keep the services, 22 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: is it a full ring statement? 23 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:05,759 Speaker 2: We get to keep it. We're still waiting to get 24 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 2: the email back. But at this stage where it's all 25 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 2: gun firing, as long as Carolyn actually did get the 26 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:15,480 Speaker 2: phone call from New Zealand Posts and she wasn't confused 27 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:19,039 Speaker 2: about who was ringing, I'm sure she did. I'm sure 28 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:19,760 Speaker 2: she got it right. 29 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 1: I imagine you would be a bit flustered in the moment, 30 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:25,760 Speaker 1: because you know, that's the thing, right when these consultation 31 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 1: periods come out, nine times out of ten, businesses have 32 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 1: already made up their minds. 33 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 2: Exactly exactly, and that had been told. You know, I'd 34 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 2: talked to lots of people Wrung other people who were 35 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 2: running petitions, but they were doing online, and we knew 36 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:46,320 Speaker 2: our demographics wasn't online. So by having people of all 37 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 2: ages and disabilities and mobilities actually physically come in, that's 38 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 2: a statement in itself. 39 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 1: Well, it certainly is. And that's what I wanted to 40 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 1: serve to work to pretty neat talk us through some 41 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 1: of the support and what people have been saying. How 42 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 1: much does this mean? 43 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 2: Oh, it means a lot. It's elderly people's lifeline. It's 44 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:10,959 Speaker 2: you know, people who just want to run in and 45 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:14,280 Speaker 2: drop something off or run in, people with children, people 46 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:20,359 Speaker 2: in mobility, wheelchairs, crutches. You know, where we're located, it's 47 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 2: so easy for everybody to come in and we like 48 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:27,079 Speaker 2: to think our service is up there. We offer you know, 49 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:31,440 Speaker 2: we do anything for our people, you know, because it's 50 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:35,080 Speaker 2: important you take that away from people and it's you know, 51 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 2: it's people's communication and all that sort of stuff. 52 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:39,919 Speaker 1: So this isn't the first This isn't the first time 53 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:42,000 Speaker 1: you've saved post an ourday. 54 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 2: No, it's not. No, because years ago the post shop 55 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 2: and Keywbank were beside us, and New Zealand Posts approached 56 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:51,919 Speaker 2: us at the time and said would we take it 57 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 2: on and we said then, which is over ten years ago, 58 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:57,520 Speaker 2: we don't want this to be lost to the community. 59 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:01,519 Speaker 2: And over ten years later, here we are again fighting 60 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 2: for the community again. So a very very good outcome. 61 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 2: But honestly, we couldn't have done it without the help 62 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:12,639 Speaker 2: and support of everybody, Grapeower members, they all got behind us. 63 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:15,360 Speaker 2: The rest the two rest times that are in our area, 64 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:18,240 Speaker 2: one of our ladies went around all the villa's knock 65 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:21,640 Speaker 2: on the door sign this, you know, like it's just 66 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 2: amazing what people have done for us. But no, we 67 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 2: really really appreciate all the help and support. 68 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 1: I hope you don't want me asking if the post 69 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:32,600 Speaker 1: count are good for business or do you guys make 70 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 1: any money off it or do you really just an oppormunity. 71 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 2: No, you don't. It's a service at the end of 72 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 2: the day. And okay they make a little bit. It's 73 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 2: nothing to you know, nothing to write home about what 74 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:47,480 Speaker 2: they make of it. It's like a handling service. But 75 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 2: we've always marketed as you know, present prescription posts where 76 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:56,920 Speaker 2: the three p's basically a four four p's if you 77 00:03:57,000 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 2: count me lok, you know, so all in one shot 78 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 2: on stop shop. 79 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 1: You know, we get add fifth to that. Parking because 80 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 1: as you mentioned before, you're so convenient as well. 81 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 2: Ability disability parking. 82 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 1: We've got it in the sixth p this morning. That 83 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 1: is praise, praise to yourself and all of the team 84 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 1: at Ellington Pharmacy. The post has been saved.