Show Notes
Visitors have been asked to stay away from South Waikato's popular Te Waihou/Blue Spring over the long weekend to ease pressure on the tourist hotspot. More than 100,000 tourists have visited the attraction since last year. The council have put aside 20 thousand dollars to manage traffic through the area, but councillors say they can't afford to continue to shell out that kind of money and a long term solution is needed. Tirau councillor Kerry Purdy joins Jesse to discuss. [picture id="4JH2W2X_EOQVUQ7DDLV5BM7ZWZWIBQ2FJ4_jpg" crop="16x10" layout="full"]
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