Margaret Thatcher’s Britain". Metro Sports Facility The Metro Sports Facility (Māori: ) is proposed to be a large venue for aquatic sports, an indoor stadium, a high performance centre, recreation and performance space on a site. The project was to be delivered by Christchurch City Council, the private sector and non-governmental organisations. The delivery of this project has since been taken over by Ōtākaro Limited (an organisation owned by the Crown) and jointly funded by the city council and the Crown. After years of delays caused by cost overruns, construction started in August 2019. As of 2020, the facility is predicted to open in 2022. Stadium The stadium (Māori: ) is proposed as a large multi-purpose indoor facility, covering most of three city blocks (the bordering roads are Madras Street, Hereford Street, Barbadoes Street, and Tuam Street). The stadium would thus occupy Cashel and Lichfield streets. The stadium is a joint initiative by Christchurch City Council and the Crown, with several other partners including the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE). After many years of discussion, the city council confirmed a stadium investment case in December 2019 and cabinet approved its funding contribution in March 2020. Completion of the construction project is hoped for 2024. Cricket Oval The cricket oval in Hagley Park (Māori: ) was to be enhanced so that it could host domestic and international tests. It was a joint project between CERA, the city council, and New Zealand Cricket. As any development within Hagley Park is controversial, the consent application was directly sent to the Environment Court, as any normal consent decision was expected to be appealed to the court anyway. The Environment Court approved the application in August 2013 and the new Hadlee Pavilion opened on 15 September 2014, in time for the 2015 Cricket World Cup; three games were played at the Hagley Oval. The redevelopment cost three times as much as the NZ$1.5m that had initially been approved by the city council. It was the first anchor project to be completed. Bus Interchange The Bus Interchange (Māori: ) was proposed as an effective system for public transport, and as a replacement for the damaged Bus Exchange. The proposed Bus Interchange was to be located opposite the Bus Exchange, on the south side of Lichfield Street. The project was to be led by Environment Canterbury (the Canterbury Regional Council), Christchurch City Council, CERA, and