Prime Minister John Key is speaking at the conference today. Photo / Mark Mitchell
Protesters at the National Party's Mainland Region conference say their mock toll booth was so well-received it may be used again.
Keep Our Assets Christchurch members put up a toll booth on the Wairau River bridge, on the road to Hanmer Springs where the conference was being held, saying the
bridge had been "privatised".
The move aimed to highlight opposition to the government's privatisation of state assets such as Mighty River Power. About 20 members also protested outside the conference venue in Hanmer Springs.
Member Steve Howard said the toll booth was well received, with some motorists even offering to pay a toll.
"Of course we weren't in a position to receive money off people, that's not what we're about, so we said 'no thank you'," he said.
