Kurow Museum subcommittee chairman Bob Watherston said the committee had chosen to create a bronze statue and were not yet clear on how much money they would need for that idea to become a reality.
But fundraising was well under way thanks to a boost from Meridian which has agreed to contribute $15,000 towards creating the statue of McCaw, on condition funding requirements were met.
A Meridian spokesman said like all requests for funding, this project was reviewed against the community fund's objectives and a set of selection criteria to help the company decide if the project supported sustainable community development. ``The funding is subject to them securing other funding from other sources.''
Mr Watherston said total funds raised were just over $20,000, with the first official fundraiser held last week at Waitaki Valley School bringing in just over $100.
The museum subcommittee was in talks with Te Papa, the national museum and art gallery, about how best to approach the creation of the statue, Mr Watherston said.
He said the committee wanted a statue that would last, have low maintenance and mirror the statues of Sir Edmund Hillary at Aoraki and Michael Jones at Auckland.
