28 Aug 2018

Tasman mayor keen for Waimea dam project

From Morning Report, 8:48 am on 28 August 2018

Guyon Espiner speaks to Tasman District Council mayor Richard Kempthorne about Waimea Dam. The council is set to vote on whether to push on with the controversial project. The latest figures put the price tag at 108 million-dollars - 26 million more than estimated in 2015. The dam has also divided the community, with tensions rising alongside the cost.