A petition titled "Stop the Sale of TSB" started by New Plymouth Councillor Gordon Brown has reached more than 2,000 signatures within the first two days.
Brown says he hopes the petition will obtain 10,000 signatures before Toi Foundation's consultation period finishes on June 30th. It currently sits at 2,279 with just over two weeks remaining.
In the petition description, Brown wrote that Heartland Bank Chief Executive Andrew Dixson publicly stated it was important for Heartland Bank to hear the views of the public, given how embedded TSB was in the community; "We would not want to proceed with a transaction where there was negative reaction or sentiment" Dixson said.
It comes as Toi Foundation has announced additional public meetings, one in New Plymouth on Wednesday 17th June and one in Hawera on Thursday 18th June. Details are in the comments below, along with a link to provide official written submissions to Toi Foundation š
