The story of the new Taramakau bridge

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Turning over the first sod

Simon Bridges, as then Minister of Transport, turned over the first sod to begin construction of the new Taramakau Bridge. He visits the Bridge in 2018:

The opening of the new bridge allowed Coasters to voice their opposition to Labour’s colition Government’s proposal to stop all mining on Conservation land. Conservation land makes up approximately 86% of the Coast’s total area and the local mining industry staged one of the largest protests ever seen on the Coast at the Taramakau Bridge opening:

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