Crown goes it alone on Christchurch Convention Centre after breakdownThe new Christchurch Convention Centre design. SUPPLIED An early concept of a new Christchurch Convention Centre built as a private-public partnership. The site plan for the Christchurch Convention Centre, showing theatre-style space to the north and an exhibition area to the south. Christchurch will get a scaled-back taxpayer-funded convention centre complex after the breakdown of a two-year public-private partnership. She described the convention centre as a "vital piece of infrastructure that will make an important statement", instil confidence, and underpin visitor growth.

Source: Stuff June 29, 2016 02:35 UTC