The Ashburton District Council will pursue the government to help fund its nationally significant $113.6 million second bridge project. Photo: Ashburton Guardian via LDR
In Ashburton, the District Council is under pressure to get a second bridge across the Ashburton/Hakatere River and - unsurprisingly the price tag keeps going up.
A candidate in the recent local body election claims she was subjected to racial abuse during the campaign because of her moko, and has reported the matter to police.
And controversy over Ashburton's popular disc golf course, where apparently there are more rolled ankles than holes-in-one.
Kathryn speaks with Jonathan Leask, Local Democracy Reporter with the Ashburton Guardian.
