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Conventions offer $80m boost
Saturday Oct 9, 2010 .... A larger convention centre could boost foreign earnings by $80 million a year, an industry body says. Multi-day conventions contributed $398 million to gross domestic product in the year to June, according to a survey for Conventions and Incentives, the Ministry of Econo...
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Proponents say the beauty of The Edge's bid for the city-owned Mayoral Drive carpark alongside Aotea Centre is proximity to Aotea Centre, Auckland Town Hall, The Civic, Aotea Square, Auckland City Art Gallery, Auckland Central City Library and the new Q Theatre. The Edge incorporated the St James in its bid and proposes transforming some of Aotea Centre's functions across the road to St James. Rivals predict the drawback for the project led by Edge chief executive Greg Innes will be problems getting access to the decaying St James Theatre although owner Paul Doole says he will sell but no offers are on the table yet.
Auckland City's 2010-2015 Aotea Quarter plan action plan statement, out in February, stated its desire to "investigate the possible use for the land banked behind the Aotea Centre. Options to consider include a covered drive in, and drop off entrance ... from Mayoral Drive, a drama theatre in Aotea Quarter and a decision about a convention centre site". Listed next is its appetite for the restoration and re-opening of the St James Theatre.
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