Government commits $2.5 million for Whangarei Venue
Whangarei MP Phil Heatley and Rugby World Cup Minister Murray McCully have announced that the New Zealand Government is to contribute $2.5 million in funding towards the Whangarei's events centre.
The money will go toward enhancing the multi-events centre, which will host two matches during the Rugby World Cup in 2011 and will be in addition to the $16 million contributed by Northland ratepayers.
The existing design for the multi-events centre meets Air New Zealand Cup standards, with Northland Regional Council Chairman Mark Farnsworth explaining that the additional Government money meant higher Rugby World Cup standards could be met at no additional cost to Northland ratepayers.
Farnsworth added that the multi-events centre was a key piece of infrastructure, and Northland's determination to get the project done had been vindicated.
Work on the project, which includes a new North Stand, is already under way and is scheduled to be completed by May 2010.
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