John talks to Kathryn about the Christmas present everyone hoped for - having SH25A, known locally as the Kopu-Hikuai Road, repaired and reopened. It's the gateway to the Peninsula and is now open, however the major tourist attraction, the Cathedral Cove track remains closed. And Thames is taking on Oamaru in steampunk stakes, John has the details.
Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King
John Freer is a local news reporter with CFM.
