Makeover of central Christchurch street put on hold and sparks a war of words [Video]

A $1.4 million “people-friendly” makeover of an inner city Christchurch street has been put on hold, leaving one councillor seething.

But mayor Phil Mauger, who pushed for the Gloucester St project to be halted, says maybe the city council should give the money back to the Government, so it could spend it in cyclone-hit Hawke’s Bay.

Or maybe, he said, the money should be spent fixing the city’s “jiggered” footpaths in the likes of New Brighton or Hornby.

But central ward councillor Jake McLellan said it was a nonsense to suggest the Government would spend the money on cyclone relief if the council gave the money back.

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