Live: Christchurch is getting a new stadium after councilors agree on a 3 million contract to build it.

Live: Christchurch is getting a new stadium after councilors agree on a $683 million contract to build it.

Christchurch City Council will decide today whether to accept the $683 million contract for the city’s planned plans Te Kaha Stadium† Follow stuff live updates on the discussion in the council.

An artist's impression of what the 30,000-seat Christchurch Stadium will look like when built. It will now cost $683 million, $150 million more than the $533 million it was expected to cost last year.

Christchurch City Council

An artist’s impression of what the 30,000-seat Christchurch Stadium will look like when built. It will now cost $683 million, $150 million more than the $533 million it was expected to cost last year.