646 days ago

Christchurch will spend $683 million on stadium, following 13-3 council vote

The Team Reporter from The Press

Christchurch city leaders have agreed to pour another $150 million into the Te Kaha stadium project budget – taking the total cost of the project to nearly $700m.

The Christchurch City Council met on Thursday to decide the fate of the beleaguered project.

After nearly six hours of discussion and debate, councillors voted 13-3 to increase the budget and push on with the project. The other options on the table were to pause the project and revaluate it, or they could have scrapped it altogether.

The three councillors who voted against pushing on were Melanie Coker, Sara Templeton and Celeste Donovan.

Read more here and tell us what you think of the decision in the comments below.

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Get painting with Resene plant-based paints!

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Course placement

Adrian-James from Linwood

Hey I'm in Christchurch and I was wondering if anyone knows of any places apart from SPCA that handle cats and/or dogs that are looking for volunteers as I need to do 40hrs with cats and cats before September I also need to handle other small animals before June 23rd to pass module 3 any help greatly appreciated

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Garage Sale Saturday 20/4

Amelia from Mairehau

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