More than a year after plans for a $150 million movie museum were approved, its high-profile backers are finally close to submitting resource consent applications.
The project has been mired in delay as the interior plans have been developed, and there are concerns the cost to ratepayers could rise as the vision grows.
Hailed as a potential game-changer for Wellington’s tourism industry, the museum and convention centre was tipped for completion in 2018 when council funding was approved in mid-2016.
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While funding for a movie museum and convention centre was approved more than a year ago, the film moguls who will run the museum are still to submit final plans for the project.