National Aquarium of New Zealand
The first interest in building a Hawkes Bay aquarium was expressed in 1938 by a local architect, when it was proposed to build an aquarium against the walls of the salt water baths on the Marine Parade in Napier. However these plans were not realised at that stage.
The first aquarium was opened in 1956 under the War Memorial Hall in the form of a weekend fish show by the HB Aquarium Society. The first weekend show was so popular that another was arranged for the following weekend and a market was recognised. On the 3rd April 1957 the first public meeting was held to discuss the establishing of a permanent aquarium in the basement of the War Memorial Hall. And 8 months later on the 13 December 1957 the aquarium was up and running after 2 bays of the Halls' basement was partitioned off. In its first month of operation 20,000 people had visited the aquarium, with adults paying a shilling and children six pence.
The above is quoted from National Aquarium of New Zealand website.
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