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Colin Mansbridge: Crusaders CEO hopes Te Kaha is a done deal and the council will get on with it

There's just one day left until Christchurch finds out if it will push ahead with its controversial stadium.

The city council's confirmed it took some negotiation, but lead contractor BESIX Watpac has agreed to a fixed price contract, meaning the figure won't exceed $683 million.

More than 30,000 public submissions have been made on the project - 77 per cent in support of the council spending the extra $150 million needed.

Crusaders Chief Executive Colin Mansbridge told Mike Hosking he's hoping it's a done deal and the council will get on with it.

He says a lot of the uncertainty around the…

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