A last-ditch attempt will be made to secure $1.2 million in Government funding to build the iconic version of Tauranga's planned visitor information centre.
Since mid-2017 three Government funds have turned down applications to top up the $4 million the Tauranga City Council committed to the project, recently renamed the Cruise Gateway and Welcome Hub.
The council's funding was enough to build a functional hub - known as design one - at 10 Salisbury Avenue in Coronation Park, Mount Maunganui.
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The extra million would pay for Tourism Bay of Plenty's preferred design two - an up-specced building with a huge roof that would provide a more memorable visitor experience at 10 Salisbury Avenue in Coronation Park.