SAVE THE SIR DOVE MYER ROBINSON LAWN

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#601

Dove Myer Robinson park is a memorial allready, to a great man who had significant positive impact on our city.
I think the proposed memorial will diminish from this and is insensitive to the descendants of Dove Myer..

(Auckland, 2019-11-25)

#602

Totally the wrong place.Put it at the airport where the car parks are over looking it on the road in.

(Nelson, 2019-11-26)

#603

Wrong Park, wrong location and not facing the right direction.

(Waitakere City, 2019-11-26)

#607

The memorial is too large for the site. We need to preserve our green spaces
There was not enough consultation with the public

(Auckland, 2019-11-26)

#610

I agree with the aforementioned information in the article completely

(Marton, 2019-11-26)

#612

I oppose this memorial being built in this space. It is far too large and is going to be an obstruction to walking through the park.

(Auckland, 2019-11-27)

#613

Location not in keeping with size and current usage of this park by the public.
Try The Domain

(Auckland, 2019-11-28)

#614

I believe a memorial to the criminal disaster of Erebus should be in a current aviation location to serve not only as a memorial but also as a reminder of the need to divorce commercial bullying from best technical practice.

(Auckland, 2019-11-28)

#618

I am signing this because while a memorial may be appropriate I do not believe it is appropriate in a park where people come to enjoy and appreciate views of the Hauraki Gulf, Auckland City and its islands and volcanoes.

Try somewhere with more relevance and and space (e.g. near an airport such as where the ill fated flight took off from) to memorialise the tragedy in a more poignant and relevant fashion.

(Auckland, 2019-11-28)

#619

Wrong place, wrong size.

(Auckland, 2019-11-29)

#622

The park is not an appropriate place for such a memorial, particularly if it requires the destruction of ancient trees. A more appropriate location would be in the vicinity of Auckland Airport from which the fatal flight departed.

(Palmerston North, 2020-03-16)

#623

Horrific blot on the landscape

(Auckland, 2020-03-19)

#624

The park is beautiful and monument is an insult to those we lost.

(Auckland, 2020-03-29)

#628

I would suggest The Domain in Auckland would be a far more suitable location and the Memorial would not be out of scale in this location. I would also imagine The Domain would attract greater visitor numbers being a well-known tourist attraction. The local nature of Sir Dove-Myer Robinson Park is not suited to a memorial of such national significance whereas The Domain has the reputation, profile and space to host such a remembrance site.

(Auckland, 2020-04-11)

#629

The space is beautiful left untouched. Another civic monument is not necessary. it should be in Christchurch near the airport there.

(Auckland, 2020-04-19)

#631

Its too big and the happened on another continent where the monument should be.
Wrong place it should be at or near the Airport.
This belittle's all national memorials & monuments, as it was a commercial flight accident, not serving a national cause or service.

(Rotorua, 2020-05-04)

#636

this is a brilliant park with yhe best tree in aucklsnd, it should not be impacted by a memorial that should be elsewhere

(Auckland, 2020-08-27)

#640

Been living in Parnell for 25years. Love walking through the lovely park with all the beautiful trees.

(Auckland, 2020-09-09)

#641

It is a really ugly structure and will ruin a lovely park.

(Auckland, 2020-09-09)

#644

Because it is not the right memorial for the small amount of space!

(Auckland, 2020-09-09)

#647

Think it is an inappropriate size for Robinson Park

(Auckland, 2020-09-10)

#648

As I have mobility issues I find the park easy to access while enjoying the gentle peace and beauty of trees and flowers .. an oasis in our busy city ..

(Auckland, 2020-09-10)

#654

Lived in Parnell from early childhood to leaving home for university. The green strip from Robbie's Park around Hobson Bay is a gift to us all. Please do not spoil it with an intrusive piece of metal.

(Auckland, 2020-09-14)

#657

I don't want this jewel of green-space ruined with a totally ill-sited and ill-thought out construction. Building a monument here would be completely the wrong decision

(Mount Cook, Wellington, 2020-10-09)

#662

There is the need for a memorial however the scale is this is too large and will impact the use of a valuable community space. There must ge a more suitable location that does not remove an asset from the community. Green spaces are so vital

(Lower Hutt, 2020-11-14)

#663

This is wrong. Public green spaces and our mature trees are rapidly disappearing. This memorial site is inappropriate and the design utterly horrible! I am sick and tired of this Council and their backroom deals and ignoring the will of the very people that they are supposed to serve! Shame on Auckland Council!

(Auckland, 2021-02-12)

#664

This should have involved more community consultation, and ultimately agreement by them.

(Auckland, 2021-02-12)

#667

I am all for a memorial, but we do not need to do this in a way that damages our taonga as Māori. There needs to be more effort in listening to Mana Whenua of this land and creating a memorial that does not damage papatūānuku. This is a real opportunity to work alongside Mana whenua and create a beautiful memory that the whole community is proud of, that also protects the whenua for generations to come.

(Auckland, 2021-03-07)

#668

Beyond doubt the wrong place 300 mtrs east maybe just not under that tree. wrong wrong wrong plus design is beyond ugly.

(Auckland, 2021-03-07)

#669

I’m signing this because a memorial of concrete and steel of such magnitude for the Erebus Disaster is inappropriate for the site and stands to harm a 180+ year old Pohutakawa Tree and is an historical Maori Pa site and should be left in it’s natural ‘unspoiled’ beauty for all people to be able enjoy just the way it is!

(Auckland, 2021-03-10)

#671

I oppose the me oral as disrespectful to the Erebus tragedy the Mataharehare pa site the heritage pohutukawa tree and the sanctuary of the park. This is not the place for this memorial.

(Auckland, 2021-03-14)

#672

I consider the site to be inappropriate. The scale of the memorial appears disrespectful and an unnecessary imposition.

(Auckland, 2021-03-15)

#673

That would not be an appropriate place for the Erebus to be put up as it has no significance to that location and it would ruin the beauty of the Dove Myer Robinson park. There could be a better place for this great monument.

(Parnell, 2021-03-18)

#675

I don’t think the site proposed has any relevance to the Erebus disaster 40 years on.

(Auckland, 2021-04-11)

#676

The proposed memorial is inappropriate in this spot and it will wreck the location

(Auckland, 2021-04-12)

#677

I consider the Dove-Meyer Robinson Park a totally inappropriate location for such a memorial because of its sombre reference, size and design. In fact, I do not agree with having a memorial at all. There are many instances in NZ history of accidental loss, each probably deserving of a memorial but realistically they have meaning only to the few succeeding generations that remember.

(Auckland, 2021-04-12)

#679

This is the wrong place for it.

(Rotorua, 2021-04-12)

#680

Absolutely unecessary waste of money. Blight on the landscape and environment. There are already memorials. Disgusting to proceed.

(Wanaka, 2021-04-12)

#681

I think the size of the memorial is completely inappropriate in that lovely quiet place.

(Auckland Central, 2021-04-12)

#682

I feel the voices of those family members should be considered paramount and the Parnell site is not suitable in my opinion

(Auckland, 2021-04-12)

#684

This. Is the wrong site

(Auckland, 2021-04-12)

#685

This memorial is the wrong type in the wrong place .
Take notice of the people, not the Ministry of Culture and Heritage. If this is the sort of thing they come up with they need a makeover.

(New Plymouth, 2021-04-12)

#688

Inappropriate location and inadequate consultation

(Auckland, 2021-04-13)

#690

The structure should be sited at Auckland International Airport and facing Erebus

(Greenlane, Auckland, 2021-04-13)

#691

I'm signing because I don't believe the D-M Robinson Park is the right site for such a large monument. The monument belongs in ChCh.

(Auckland, 2021-04-13)

#694

I do not believe this is the appropriate place for this memorial.

(Auckland, 2021-04-14)

#699

I think it totally inappropriate for any memorial to be located in Auckland let alone in the Dove Meyer lawn. Apart from the fact a number of the victims were from Auckland there is no connection other than the company entirely responsible for this disaster is headquartered here.

If you must have a memorial to this calamity then the most appropriate place is adjacent to the Antarctic Centre near the Christchurch Airport.

Here at least people can get some understanding of the environment which attracted people to take this flight.

(Auckland, 2021-04-20)

#700

I am signing because the site is inappropriate A far better place would be, in my opinion, next to the Antarctic centre in Christchurch

(Bayswater, 2021-04-20)

#701

The the park is NOT the place for this Erebus memorial.

(Auckland, 2021-04-20)

#707

The memorial is way too large for this site.

There is no connection between this park and the Erebus tragedy: the plane flew over the Manukau harbour.

It will ruin the whole gentle ambiance of this old world style park with its rose garden and trees sweeping down to Judge’s Bay.

The monument would be better placed in the Awhitu Regional Park

(Auckland, 2021-05-17)

#708

Agree with having a memorial but this is not the right site for it.

(Auckland, 2021-05-21)

#709

While I think an Erebus memorial is a noble gesture it should be in Christchurch not Auckland . Sir Dove Myer Robinson wanted that area to be enjoyed and a peaceful place for us to enjoy. We have so little space left in Auckland.

(Auckland, 2021-06-10)

#710

A memorial to those who died in the Air New Zealand plane which crashed on Mt Erebus is most appropriate. However the siting of the memorial is totally inappropriate in the proposed setting. It is too big and of the wrong materials for the context and will damage one of the most beautiful pohutukawa trees in New Zealand and will spoil the open space of the Sir Dove Myer Robinson Lawn It does not look towards the Antartic as was proposed.

(Auckland, 2021-07-11)

#713

This is a quiet peaceful family Park where we can enjoy the beautiful old trees and think about what Mayor Robbie did for Auckland. The memorial to the Erabus crash will repurpose the park and dominate the landscape. Robbie is not to be forgotten and beautiful 100 year old trees are not unimportant and disposable.

(Auckland, 2021-08-10)

#715

There is no need for it to be there. There are plenty of other places it can go. The fact that some individuals would even want a memorial that causes so many people to be upset is difficult to comprehend.

(Auckland, 2021-09-08)

#717

For the sakes of the Erubus memorial and what it should represent there ought to be far more reverence in regards the sight that selected. Show some respect to the reserve and the public of NZ. This memorial should be in public place.

(Auckland, 2021-09-28)

#718

I'm signing this because I believe the park with its historically significant pohutukawa tree is an unsuitable site for a large concrete and metal structure. It is not the right place for a memorial. There is no link to Erebus, and the park is for joggers and people in Auckland enjoying nature and the views, not a man-made structure. The memorial should probably be near the Antarctic Centre in Christchurch.

(Auckland, 2021-10-10)

#720

Am signing because it interferes with the beautiful Pohutukawa tree.

(Warkworth, 2021-11-22)

#722

I am absolutely horrified that in a time when climate change is at its most critical New Zealand can choose steel and concrete over trees

(Auckland, 2021-11-26)

#723

This tree is amazing and is a true keeper

(Auckland, 2021-11-28)

#724

I love that tree and needs space to grow. I hope to see it double in size in the 50 years. Please find another spot for the monument.

(Auckland, 2021-11-28)

#725

It’s not the right place

(Auckland, 2021-11-28)

#727

While I agree there should be a memorial this isn't the place.
The danger to the largest pohutakawa in Auckland, the fact the park is named for someone else and the memorial will overshadow that, and the design is just plain hideous and will ruin a beautiful park.

(Auckland, 2021-11-30)

#728

I oppose the installation of an unspeakably grotesque structure which will destroy this unspeakably beautiful park

(Remuera Auckland 1050, 2021-12-04)

#729

a memorial to some one on a pleasure outing who dies does not in my mind in any way provide a reason to erect a public memorial , in fact it becomes an impediment to their memory in that it overshadows all the good they may have done and only reminds us that they were possibly displaying their wealth

(Auckland, 2021-12-13)

#730

This disgusting waste of money.
Children starving
Grotesque. Large phallic insult
Build a hospital not a concrete willyskateboardgraffiti. Stain

(Np, 2021-12-16)

#731

I’m signing because I grew up playing in that tree and in the gardens. My father was the caretaker of Parnell Rosegardens for almost 40yrs and he would be mortified if he knew this was happening.

(Auckland, 2021-12-16)

#733

Has Jacinda lost her marbles?
Her and some idiots on Her Comittee [ Ministry for Culture and Heritage] who do not have a care about what is, want to build some stupid Memorial Lookout in the Rose Gardens parkland to the Erebus disaster.
This happened 40 odd years ago and they have already a memorial at Waikumete Cemetry visible from the road and not disturbing anyones view.
So why has this been brought up now?

This aboution is to be built on lawns below the ancient pohutakawa tree where many spend a pleasant day. Trees will be cut down, lawns destroyed and a heap of money spent in senseless construction and this abortion is going to obstruct ground /lawn area views on the pretext of making an attraction for tourists who will not give a care about an ancient disaster..

Residents local Iwi and many others do not want this wanton defilement of something natural with an abortion to bulldust there instead wide spread objections are ignored and vested interests have encouraged support from bereved families of the lost.

They have tried to cover this up till recently.

What vested interests on her commitee are driving this and what is in for them and why is she supporting this?

I suspect vested interests who give not a care about what people want and I for one vigerously protest this endeavour.

(parnell, 2022-01-01)

#735

I grew up in Auckland and love this park.
I do not wish to see it despoiled.

(Christchurch, 2022-01-10)

#741

The memory’s of the legendary Dove must remain as is for the many generations to come.

(Auckland, 2023-07-18)