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Re-opening of the Great Hall at the Arts Centre

18/6/2016

 
Nothing pleases me more than to be part of this official re-opening of the beloved Great Hall.
I have been here twice since it has opened – the Heritage Awards, where it was both the venue and the Supreme Award winner – and the wonderful Arts Centre fundraiser where I managed to outbid the Chief Executive for six bowls made from matai from this very place.
 
They are precious to me because this is where I celebrated my wedding 15½ years ago.
 
But today is not about my relationship with this place; it’s about the city’s relationship with the Arts Centre as a whole. 
 
I know how much the community has been looking forward to being welcomed back here and this weekend will be their chance to come and re-engage with this special place.
 
I am so lucky being able to watch progress from the Council building and I tell all our international visitors the story of the mini United Nations that has relished this wonderful opportunity to lovingly restore our heritage.
 
And it is a significant part of our heritage.  But each of us has their own experience – sitting exams, attending ceremonies, lectures and recitals – the memories will flood back as people flood through the doors this weekend.
 
Thank you to all those who have been involved – no matter whether you are a fundraiser, a stone mason, a builder, a labourer, a trustee, an administrator, an engineer – each of you has the privilege of being able to say I helped restore the Arts Centre of Christchurch and the gratitude of this city will be yours to keep forever.
 
You have done a stunning job and each of you can be proud.
 
This is a great day and a wonderful milestone, not just for the Arts Centre, but for the city.
 
Thank you.

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