Rangitata MP James Meager says he was surprised most Mid Canterbury residents are opposed to paying a road toll to fund the new Ashburton bridge project.
High-profile Canterbury dairy farmer Jessie Chan went on an emotional journey of discovery in an episode of David Lomas Investigates which aired on Tuesday night.
Transport Minister Simeon Brown was given a belated birthday cake adorned with a picture of the Ashburton River bridge to remind him of the plan to build a second bridge.
The intriguing story of a Canterbury farmer's mother who was abandoned as a baby in a Hong Kong slum 72 years ago will feature on David Lomas Investigates this week.
Mere weeks into his new role, Ashburton Club and MSA general manager Cliff Downes is already making changes and identifying areas of excess and underuse.
The flood-damaged rail bridge over the Rangitata River has been reopened after a concrete support pier was swept away by flood waters, leaving the 610m structure sagging.
A giant pothole on a 100km/h sealed road in Canterbury had still not been repaired last week - about 14 days after it was notified to the district council.