The Government has decided to scale back the revamp of the National Library's Wellington building but will ensure the nation's treasures are protected by increasing storage, fixing leaks, upgrading equipment and addressing deferred maintenance.
The revamp is to cost $52 million which will include $35 million in capital spending and $17 million in operational spending over the next four years.
It is a significant reduction from the previously proposed redevelopment plan, which was originally costed at $82 million ($69 million capital plus$13 million operating costs) but has since been costed at about $90 million.
The Minister Responsible for the Library, Dr Richard Worth, said that the Government had been forced to reconsider the previous government's decisionin light of the international recession.
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