Re: Tauranga museum plan pie in the sky (The Weekend Sun, June 3).
This possibility of a museum for the city must become an absolute requirement.
So it will cost $25 million? To be realistic it will be much more. It will be the best investment Tauranga will make since our ‘harbour bridge'! However this time it will boost our community because it will be an enormous tourist and local facility asset.
We are told 30,000 artefacts are in storage - this is minimal. I can guarantee at least double this amount sits in established Tauranga homes.
Since the destroying of our town hall on designated Maori land for all Tauranga residents, as a town centre, now we can rectify this past tragedy.
So dear Tauranga - bring it on and let it happen.
A Wicksteed, Tauranga City.
5 comments
A question, A Wicksteede..
Posted on 12-06-2016 21:56 | By groutby
I do understand and accept you are very keen for a museum in Tauranga...but... 1) If it costs much more than 25mill plus (presumably of RATEPAYERS money)...how does this "investment" make money, please give a quick overview of how this happens, and, if it stacks up, I will change my mind..but please let all of us know, as we must all be "in the dark" as to a wonderous way a museum will actually even pay for itself.. 2) With this personal guarantee you offer of at least 30,000 artifacts to display, if this is indeed true and they are not all of interest and if in fact they cost the city a huge amount of money as I suspect, will you ,with your "personal" guarantee stump up any dollar shortfall if and when the museum does not at least"break even"..yes..or no?. Other peoples easy money again eh?
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Posted on 15-06-2016 21:42 | By phoenix
The museum in katikati only cost a Quarter of the $25,000,000 you are talking for one in Tauranga
BOLLICKS
Posted on 16-06-2016 19:47 | By ROCCO
This dreamer is away with the fairies and wants the rest of us to fund her whims without any regard to the financial consequences.
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Posted on 18-06-2016 22:46 | By Captain Sensible
Some are probably an old chipped cup or a cracked plate. Yawn.....zzzzz....I can see items like that for free at the second hand shops. I agree with Groutby; explain how this museum will make a profit, and if not then will you accept the shortfall as your responsibility?
Well, that sums it up.......
Posted on 22-06-2016 22:40 | By groutby
..again, no answers forthcoming..once again I have to presume there aren't any..just a desire by one of few to gouge the ratepayer again.
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