Source: New Zealand Government
Work to restore and improve KaikÅuraâs roads and rail after the 2016 earthquake is practically finished, Transport Minister Michael Wood announced today. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Michael Wood along with Te Tai Tonga MP Rino Tirikatene, KaikÅura Mayor Craig Mackle, Te RÅ«nanga o KaikÅura Chair Hariata Kahu, and representatives from the North Canterbury Transport Infrastructure Recovery (NCTIR) Alliance held a ceremony to mark the departure of the Alliance from KaikÅura â exactly three years after State Highway 1 was reopened.
âI want to thank the nearly 9000 people who worked tirelessly on this project. They not only reconnected communities and businesses, they strengthened those connections,â Michael Wood said.
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