Timaru's mayor says he'll poll his council on whether the town should pay towards Christchurch's newly green-lit stadium, but he's pretty sure he knows the answer already - no.
It has been suggested other Canterbury councils could kick in to help Christchurch City cover the cost with National MP Gerry Brownlee floating the idea of a contribution based on population size.
So Checkpoint pulled out an old hat and called Timaru Mayor Nigel Bowen to see if he had some coins for the cause.
