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Podcast: Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald
Episode: John MacDonald: All councils should learn from ECAN's open mind on rail
Description: I hope Environment Canterbury isn’t bothering listening to Waimakariri MP Matt Doocey.  He’s not impressed that the regional council is going to spend money doing a business case for a rail passenger service between Rangiora, Christchurch, and Rolleston.  Matt Doocey says it’s nothing more than a pie-in-the-sky idea and, given we’re in a cost-of-living crisis, he says ECAN should stick to its knitting and focus on getting costs down and reducing rates. But what Matt Doocey should be doing —instead of criticising ECAN— is praising it for showing some initiative.  <...