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MEDIA RELEASE 1 October 2008
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Ellerslie ticket sales top 15,000 in a
month
The first Christchurch-hosted Ellerslie International Flower
Show is shaping up to be an outstanding success with 15,000
Christchurch residents/ratepayers buying tickets during the
last month.
At 5pm last night, the number of tickets sold for the Show
to Christchurch residents/ratepayers had topped 15,000 which
Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker says “is phenomenal”.
“This is absolutely fantastic – it has far exceeded
my expectations but certainly shows our community is as excited
as I am about this event.
“Ellerslie is such an important event for Christchurch;
not only will it allow us to reclaim and celebrate our heritage
as New Zealand’s Garden City but it will also provide
the platform to create a new international event for the city.
“Within five years, Christchurch aims to develop Ellerslie
into one of the world’s top five garden shows.”
Mr Parker says the special resident/ratepayer offer of $22
a ticket recognised that with the City Council buying Ellerslie
last year the Show is now owned by the people of Christchurch.
“We wanted to make it easy and affordable for as many
of our residents as possible to attend next year’s event.
“The number of tickets sold certainly shows there are
extremely high levels of interest and support for Ellerslie.”
He says the excitement about Ellerslie is not just seen in
ticket sales but also in the high number of horticultural
exhibitions confirmed for the Show. “Very early in the
planning, exhibition numbers had outstripped those for the
last Show held in Auckland in 2007 and far exceed the number
at this year’s Melbourne Flower Show.
“International interest in the Show continues to grow.
Yesterday we had confirmation of yet another tour group from
Australia attending Ellerslie and there is already strong
interest from Japan, Canada, United States and England.
“Christchurch is certainly going to be the only place
to be in March 2009.”
o Early Bird ticket prices – $28 a ticket – now
apply for Ellerslie ticket sales. These prices rise to $35
from 15 February 2009.
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