The sculpture at Kuirau Park came in under the $30,000 budget. PHOTO/SUPPLIED
The final accounts are in for a sculpture placed in Kuirau Park late last month.
The artwork by well-known local artist Trevor Nathan, which depicts a pohutakawa stamen, cost Rotorua Lakes Council $26,601.16. The sculpture was funded by the arts budget and is managed by the Creative Portfolio group.
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response to the Rotorua Daily Post questions at the time, a council spokeswoman had confirmed the council had budgeted $30,000 for the sculpture out of its public arts policy.
She said the sculpture had "come in well under" its $30,000 budget but said she could not give an exact final figure because all the accounts were not in.
This week she confirmed the artwork's final cost was $26,601.16, which included engineering, painting, pediments and the artist's fee.
