29 Apr 2021

Tractor journey to raise money for charity hospital

From Morning Report, 8:57 am on 29 April 2021

What do you get when you combine eight Southlanders, a 1980s-era tractor and almost 600 kilometres of state highway?

Well, a step closer to better health care in the south if all goes to plan.

A group from Thornbury Vintage Tractor Club will set off from Invercargill to complete the 1200 kilometre round trip to Christchurch in a tractor on Sunday.

Otago-Southland reporter Timothy Brown has more.