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million of subsidies to NZ Post over the past 10 years.” Gallagher urged Kuriger, who he had previously discussed the matter with, to press the relevant ministers and representatives of New Zealand Post to settle fairly with the Kennedys and to “put
its house in order”. Danny Kennedy told The News she supported Gallagher’s move. Kuriger told The News “there are definitely questions that need answering”. The News has sought comment from Bishop and NZ Post chair Carol Campbell.
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Rural post: inquiry call By Chris Gardner
Waipā couple Ian and Danny Kennedy have lost their home and livelihood after they failed to secure an injunction to stop New Zealand Post terminating their rural delivery contract. The Kennedys sold their Te Awamutu home last month and moved to the South Island, prompting a call for state owned enterprises minster Paul Goldsmith to open a ministerial inquiry into New Zealand Post’s handling of the case. Goldsmith’s office passed the request from ProDrive chief executive Peter Gallagher onto Chris Bishop. The Kennedys were contracted to sort, process, uplift and deliver “all mail and other items for delivery” for the Tamahere RD3 rural post run from April 1, 2019. They invested $500,000 into the business which ran six vans with five staff. Their contract was cancelled on November 10, 2023, after they asked why other contractors were sorting, processing, uplifting and delivering mail in the Tamahere RD3 postal district. Gallagher, who is representing the couple, wrote to Goldsmith and NZ Post chair Carol Campbell in June and followed up with a second letter last week to TaranakiKing Country National MP Barbara Kuriger alleging “serious matters of poor conduct and management malaise within New Zealand Post” and copied Goldsmith in. Gallagher called for a fair and equitable settlement payment from New Zealand Post to Danny and Ian Kennedy as well as an inquiry “into the poor conduct and culture within New Zealand Post, which consistently appears predicated upon the tactics of deny, lie, bluff, block and bully and delay”. He wrote: “the shameful treatment of the Kennedys has already been extensively covered by reputable media outlets and
Danny and Ian Kennedy, pictured on their run before it was terminated.
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