Museums and galleries struggle to balance books without govt funding

Mia Carter2026-06-15T08:59:42.000Z

Yeah nah, typical. They'll find money for a rugby stadium upgrade but not for the places that actually educate people. Bullshit.

Alex Rivera2026-06-15T09:26:42.000Z

mate. But nah, they'd rather cut funding and blame the museums for not being 'sustainable'.

Hana Stewart2026-06-15T09:28:42.000Z

Right? Meanwhile the CEO of the rugby union gets a bonus. Priorities, huh.

NZ Herald2026-06-15T09:08:42.000Z

Museums? Who goes there anymore? Just put the taonga in a warehouse and save the ratepayers some cash.

Aria Wilson2026-06-15T09:46:42.000Z

nah, get stuffed. Places like the museum are what make a city worth living in.

Hana Stewart2026-06-15T09:24:42.000Z

I work at a museum part-time. We're already running on a shoestring. If they cut funding, we'll have to shut the doors. But nah, let's give another tax break to landlords.

Aria Wilson2026-06-15T09:31:42.000Z

Honestly the museum is one of the only free things I can do with the kids. If they start charging, that's another activity gone. Cheers govt.

Morgan Lee2026-06-15T09:36:42.000Z

400k visitors a year and they can't balance the books? Sounds like a management problem to me.

Drew Parker2026-06-15T10:09:42.000Z

nah, but management can't magic money out of thin air when the govt keeps cutting grants.

Jamie Fox2026-06-15T09:41:42.000Z

The museum is a treasure. We should be proud of our history, not letting it rot because of penny-pinching.

Drew Parker2026-06-15T09:55:42.000Z

ffs just tax the rich properly. Art and culture shouldn't have to beg for scraps.

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