Petition to get the NZ Government to "Take Back The Track".

TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

We the undersigned:

· Understand that the retention of the current rail network is essential to the economic wellbeing of NZ

· Recognise that the retention of the rail network makes environmental good sense

· Appreciate that any reduction of the rail network will mean an increase in trucking movements on roads in that locality

· Are aware that the loss of a rail alternative will mean more road congestion

· Urge the Government to view rail as a vital and strategic tool for regional development

· Call upon the NZ Government to negotiate the return of the rail network back into public ownership.

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Petition Launched 29/5/01. The deadline for returning them is before August 31, 2001. Photocopied and faxed forms are invalid. Please return completed forms to:

Wayne Butson,
Rail & Maritime Transport Union Inc,
P.O. Box 1103,
Wellington

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