23 Oct 2019

SkyCity fire: Convention centre will 'rise like phoenix' - CEO

From Checkpoint, 6:10 pm on 23 October 2019

SkyCity's boss says the fire ravaged convention centre will rise like a phoenix from the ashes. And the goals of the casino operator and Fletcher Building remain the same - to finish an iconic building for Auckland - and New Zealand.

Speaking at a press conference earlier on Wednesday, SkyCity CEO Graeme Stephens and Fletcher Building boss Ross Taylor described their devastation at learning the convention centre roof was engulfed in flames.

Mr Stephens says he was on site early on Tuesday for a site inspection and had been buoyed by the progress.