A retired couple inadvertently became the first members of the public to view a model of the planned Awatea St stadium in Dunedin yesterday.
The curious pair were hovering on the fringes of a small official party - including Mayor Peter Chin and Carisbrook Stadium Trust chairman Malcolm Farry - at the Dunedin Art Gallery to officially unveil the model, watched by a small band of media.
Moments after a black sheet was removed, revealing the 1:300 scale model, Mr Chin pounced, ushering the peeking pair over to inspect the trust's work.
The couple were the only members of the public to witness yesterday's launch.
The model will remain on public display in the gallery until the end of October, before being taken on tour around Otago.
An exact schedule has not yet been finalised.
