A rough guide...

 ...to Government spending on museum building projects over the last 10 years.


2000
Christchurch Art Gallery (2000) 6,474,000
2001
Aratoi - Wairarapa 320,000
Eastern Southland Gallery - Gore 30,000
Puke Ariki 4,200,000
2002
Canterbury Museum 15,750,000
2005Auckland Museum redevelopment 26,500,000
Dowse extension 1,969,000
2007
Tauranga Art Gallery 750,000
2008
Auckland Art Gallery redevelopment 30,000,000
Otago Settlers Museum 6,000,000
Rotorua Museum extension 7,500,000
2010
Hawke's Bay Museum and Gallery extension 6,000,000

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