Government contributes $2 million to rebuilt Stadium Southland

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has announced that his Government will contribute $2 million to Stadium Southland, fulfilling an undertaking he made when he officially opened the rebuilt facility in May this year.

Announcing the funding for the indoor stadium, Prime Minister Key stated “when I opened the stadium earlier this year, I said the Government would be prepared to help the Southland community with a contribution to reduce the rebuilt stadium’s funding shortfall.

“I said we would try to find a way to help a community that was helping itself, and Southlanders certainly seem to have done that.

“I’m advised the community’s Rattle the Tin campaign has now raised $1.3 million towards the stadium’s remaining funding shortfall of around $5 million ... (so) I am pleased to confirm the Government will contribute $2 million to what is an important facility for the Southland community.”

The $43 million, 4,000-seat Stadium Southland was rebuilt and upgraded after its roof collapsed under heavy snowfall in September 2010.

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