A teenage girl is fighting to keep the national aquarium in Napier open. READ MORE:* End of the line for $77m national aquarium proposal after government rules out any funding* National Aquarium dream looks to be sinking fast* Uncertain future for Napier City Council's $77m aquarium project"It's a great, great asset, really valuable," she said, "so many people love it and it would be such a loss." ANDRE CHUMKO/Stuff The original buildings of Napier's National Aquarium were built in 1973 and are in need of attention. SUPPLIED/Stuff This was Napier's proposed new National Aquarium and Oceans Centre. RNZ asked Nash what he thought of the aquarium as a Napier resident and its MP, but he did not respond.

Source: Stuff July 13, 2021 01:18 UTC