Sadly, the Hundertwasser Art Museum will be an election issue in Whangarei.
Residents have been updated this week with a progress report and timeline which notes that the right boxes are well on the way to being ticked. But the existing council is keen to note that the final decision lies with the incoming council.
(Groundhog Day, anyone?)
A cynic - and there are plenty associated with the Hundertwasser project - would observe that councillors do not want to vote on the matter now and risk losing their jobs in October. If that's the case then the decision to leave the final decision to the incoming council is weak and meek.
Councillors are elected to make decisions about the future of the district.