email that they would have to explain to Ngā Taonga "in words of one syllable". Another internal Archives NZ email noted "the irony is [that] they are getting a really good deal with a purpose built design and fit out essentially free of charge and security of tenancy (and rent) in a volatile rental market." By October 2015 the co-location was in jeopardy because of changing project timeframes. The Board of Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision requested an urgent investigation to find the cost differential between "access storage" and "preservation storage" options at the new facility. An internal Archives NZ email noted that Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision had "a number of difficult property decisions to make". By early 2016 both parties were again committed, discussing specific building and furniture requirements. In July 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision had an operational restructure and then published its Strategic Plan 2016–2024. As part of its strategic direction, the archive said it was "committed to remaining in Christchurch as part of the Canterbury recovery". However a couple of weeks later, an Archives New Zealand email noted that Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision Chief Executive Rebecca Elvy had advised them that the political pressure to have the sound archives in Christchurch had been removed, and that the archive was not wedded to keeping the archive in that region. By mid-September a Department of Internal Affairs email noted that Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision were "pleading poverty" over the costs involved, and by 30 September 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision had withdrawn completely from the co-location project, pointing to their inability to pay the rental charges. The late stage withdrawal saw the Department of Internal Affairs seeking other tenants. An internal email noted that this would be much preferable to having to scale down the building. Another internal email noted that "there was a lot of effort put into the design to accommodate [Ngā Taonga] which does have a cost implication". Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision's Christchurch staff were told about the withdrawal in mid-October, and by early November a major staff restructuring was underway. This would ultimately see the Christchurch preservation facility closed and all of the sound collections moved from Christchurch to Wellington in 2017. Archives New Zealand continued the development of the Wigram facility at 15 Harvard Avenue which is due to be operational by mid-2018. Funding Core public funding