Flag flying system in Timaru saves moneyJohn Bisset Ant Bacon, road engineering technician, Timaru District Council, showing the new flag tracks that do away with the need to use cherry pickers. a Timaru District Council spokesman said. JOHN BISSET/FAIRFAX NZ Timaru District Council road engineering technician Ant Bacon demonstrates how easy the new system on the banner poles on the Bay Hill is to adjust. "The system reduces our cost to change banners in the Timaru [Central Business District] from $4000 each time to $300. Dixon was unsure when the original banner poles were put up but thought it was about 1990 when the Timaru CBD was upgraded.

Source: Stuff October 09, 2016 02:03 UTC