Wednesday, 21 August 2019, 10:31 am Press Release: Edwin Puni
For too long our voice has gone unheard. It's time for us to
stand up and be counted.
Auckland has the largest
Pacific population (300,000) of any city in the world.
That's a compelling point of difference and cause for
celebration. A Pacific Cultural Centre will evoke community
pride, become a focal point for tourism, create jobs and
make an enormous financial contribution to the economy.
We believe X is the best site because of the
availability of vacant land, proximity to the airport and
location in the heart of South Auckland.
The
precedent exists. In Hawaii the Polynesian Cultural Centre
is one of the biggest employers on the North Shore of Oahu.
It has 1,200 employees including 750 students and 200
community members working part-time. More than 40 million
people have visited the Centre. That represents hundreds of
billions of dollars in economic benefit.
Sign the
Petition. Let's make our collective voice heard and in doing
so bring all of our peoples
together.
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