It's already been more than 40 of waiting, and the wait continues, with the proposed national memorial to the Erebus plane crash victims homeless again.
A new geotechnical report has found recent cyclone damage and slips at Auckland's Dove Meyer Robinson park in Parnell means it's no longer safe to build the Sky Song walkway there.
Debate over the plan raged with objectors claiming it would change the tone of the gardens. Supporters said the opposition was "mean spirited".
It's more than 43 years since the Air NZ scenic flight over Antarctica crashed into the side of Mount Erebus killing all 257 people onboard. It remains New Zealand's largest peace time loss of life.
Despite commitments by former Prime Mnister Jacinda Arden to get the memorial completed by last year, construction had not even started.
Today the Ministry of Culture and Heritage's deputy chief executive for delivery, Glenis Philip Barbara, told Erebus whānau it will not go ahead at the Parnell site.
