Christchurch council provides $1.5m ‘risk-free’ loan for lighting towers at Hagley Oval

A ratepayer loan will help fund the controversial floodlights at Christchurch’s Hagley Oval.
Christchurch City Council decided on Thursday to loan the Canterbury Cricket Trust $1.5m toward the $4.25m cost of building six 49-metre tall lighting towers.
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