ðə sədʒˈɛstʃən lˈɛd tʊ ɐn ɐdˈɑːptᵻd pɹəpˈoʊzəl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ tə mˈɑːɹk ðə sˈɪɾiz sɛntˈɛnɪəl ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː ðə dᵻsˈɪʒən wʌz mˌeɪd tʊ ɪnstˈɛd bˈɪld ðə kˈɑːmplɛks ɪn tˈiː ɹˈɑːpə.
The suggestion led to an adopted proposal in 1964 to mark the city's centennial and in 1973 the decision was made to instead build the complex in Te Rapa.