More than $9million has been allocated by the government to replace the 125-year-old wooden Kakanui Bridge, south of Oamaru, but the project is still short of money.
As many were glued to their televisions watching New Zealand athletes at the Paralympics, one Oamaru woman had a keen interest in the kayaking and canoeing.
The 125-year-old wooden Kakanui Bridge, south of Oamaru, looks like it is going to be replaced after being allocated more than $9 million of funding by the government.