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Podcast: Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald
Episode: John MacDonald: Don't treat the South Island like a road to nowhere (1)
Description: If you’re driving on State Highway One south of Christchurch anytime soon, be aware that it's as good as it's going to get. I remember someone telling me once that they were driving that piece of road with a person visiting from overseas who asked my friend why they weren’t taking the main highway. And my friend had to say that they were actually on the main highway.  I also remember last election and then-National Party leader Todd Muller announcing that, if he led the next Government, a new highway between Christchurch and Ashburt...