Editing Stardome Observatory (section)

== Relocation to Maungakiekie One Tree Hill Domain ==
Originally the Auckland Museum<ref>{{Citation |title=Auckland War Memorial Museum |date=2024-08-08 |work=Wikipedia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auckland_War_Memorial_Museum |access-date=2024-09-04 |language=en}}</ref> operated a planetarium which had been donated by the Farmers Trading Company<ref>{{Citation |title=Farmers Trading Company |date=2024-07-29 |work=Wikipedia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmers_Trading_Company |access-date=2024-09-04 |language=en}}</ref> in 1958. The planetarium at the museum closed in 1989, allowing Stardome the opportunity to build a replacement planetarium. Fundraising was undertaken with a clear vision to provide the country with the best facility possible.

Major funding from the Lotteries Commission, the ASB Community Trust, a loan from the Auckland City Council and donations from the Auckland public raised nearly $3 million for the project. The new planetarium and associated facilities opened in February 1997 and the 11 metre domed planetarium cinema remains the largest and most advanced in New Zealand.

Stardome is now a trusted centre for sharing astronomy and [[mātauranga Māori]] in Auckland. It offers visitors the experience of learning with entertainment in a planetarium and observatory environment, and allows visitors to explore the interconnections between people, Earth, and the cosmos. [https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=bfdcbd5f-0d8a-dc11-98a0-0015c5f3da29&searchId=bbd078bc-08ca-4d2e-a6e0-2d25eedbaf99 Stardome is a registered charity.]
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