No Council funding for the White Water Rafting facility

"It's already hard enough to pay the exisiting rates and we should not have to pay for a facility we will most likely not use. This should be a privately funded centre."

"The Trust claim this will cost 48 cents a week but in reality it will cost the rate payer $74.8 million"

"I feel they should raise their own money to finance this project. If the council funds it and it goes belly-up, who loses out? I think it's a great idea, but, we will NOT fund it!!"

"I have to live within my means, so too should the council."

"In these times M.C.C. should endeavouring to contain rates not undertaking projects that will increase them"

"Keep Council OUT of Commercial Ventures"

"DO NOT APPROVE OF MY MONEY BEING"

"Pacific Events Centre should come under council ownership since MCC funded most of it"

"Let business be business & don't waste"

"the project should be financed by private"

"The proposal is uneconomical use of public reserve land and should be funded by private enterprise."

"The same statements was made to the Manukau Ratepayers about the Telstra Centre, and yet we are paying dearly for it since. Are we really (the people of Manukau) utilising this when asked for booking? It is too expensive for the ordinary people of Manukau"

"It is not the time to consider this expense , ratepayers should not have this burden of this White Elephant"

"Not a legitimate RATEPAYER cost !"

"Absolute madness! Haven't they learnt from Auckland with the soccer team, or the theatre shows!!"