collins_and_ashburton_bridge_supplied.jpg National Party leader Judith Collins (from left), Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown and Selwyn MP Nicola Grigg at the Ashburton State Highway 1 bridge on Saturday. Photo: SuppliedJudith Collins has echoed numerous calls for the Government to help Ashburton for a second bridge and to "not play silly games" around its infrastructure priorities. Collins visited the bridge site alongside Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown and Selwyn MP Nicola Grigg on Saturday. But Mayor Brown has called for more Government support beyond its 51 per cent threshold for the project following the floods. There is no business case for the proposed Auckland bridge.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 12, 2021 05:15 UTC