By early 2016 both parties were again committed, discussing specific building and furniture requirements. In July 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision had an operational restructure and then published its Strategic Plan 2016–2024. As part of its strategic direction, the archive said it was "committed to remaining in Christchurch as part of the Canterbury recovery". However a couple of weeks later, an Archives New Zealand email noted that Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision Chief Executive Rebecca Elvy had advised them that the political pressure to have the sound archives in Christchurch had been removed, and that the archive was not wedded to keeping the archive in that region.