Readers' views on Blake memorial

To spend $10 million on the proposed glass cage is absolutely ludicrous.

Buying Kaikoura Island is a great idea - something for the country to own for eternity.

- Pat Hill

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The acquisition of Kaikoura Island for the enjoyment of all New Zealanders would be a far more appropriate memorial to Sir Peter Blake than would the construction of yet another high-admission-cost "attraction" on the Auckland Waterfront. It is what the man himself would have preferred.

Perhaps both Auckland and Northland regional councils and the Queen Elizabeth II National Trust might be interested in sharing the burden. We would be delighted to undertake at no cost any topographical, setting-out or legal survey work which might be necessary as our contribution to any such scheme.

- Valerie and Jeremy Woodhall

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Imagine it: $10 million invested in a Sir Peter Blake trust fund, to benefit young people.

How many environmental/conservation scholarships a year would it provide for students who wished to pursue a tertiary education in these areas?

- Elizabeth A. Goldsworthy

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A glass coffin for his boat is something Sir Peter would have hated.

An island is a good idea but, in years to come people may well ask "Who was Sir Peter Blake anyway?"

Surely a statue somewhere in the Viaduct or adjacent, with a plaque telling the story of his life, would be something people would relate to and find interesting.

- R.S. Poulter

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Had Sir Peter been spared to live to 83, as has Sir Ed, I feel sure he would regard his work for conserving the environment as of far greater value than winning boat races, in the same way that Sir Ed regards his work for the Sherpas as of far greater value than climbing a mountain.

- Barbara Morris

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To the vast majority of New Zealanders Sir Peter represented yachting, personal endeavour and team achievement.

And for New Zealand, the centre of much of his endeavours and spirit is focused in Auckland and the Viaduct Basin. This is the appropriate place for a memorial where so many New Zealanders and visitors can easily access it.

- Wilf Marley

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