Truck driver takes milk the long way around

The Ashburton River Bridge on State Highway One is still closed for testing to find out how bad the damage is. An inland route is now open to heavy vehicles, such as freight trucks, but earlier this week most drivers avoided all travel. On Monday, Dave Bassford took a 44 tonne rig full of milk the long way around. He left Christchurch around lunchtime going over to the West Coast up via the Lewis Pass and back towards Dunedin via the Haast Pass. He tells Max Towle about his adventure.