Te Ohomauri O Matariki
Where
Borman Road andResolution Drive roundabout
Hours
7 days a weekContact Details
Phone: 07 838 6699
Cost and Booking
FreeWebsite
https://hamilton.govt.nz/arts-and-culture/public-art/The Awakening Lifeforce of Matariki
Seven vertical waka placed in the formation of the Kingitanga symbol of the Matariki star consellation, stand firm in the centre of a roundabout in Rototuna. Symbols on the waka tell stories of the rich hertiage and history of the area. Embedded into the top of each waka are symbols representing tangata; the human history of the land. And at the base are symbols representing Whenua; the natural history of the land. A cluster of wild tuna, or eel, made from aluminium, are massed together and suspensed in the centre of the work, representing the annual migration of Tonga.
Sculptor: Dion Hitchens
Materials: Cedar, corteen steel, aluminium and epoxy
Date: 2011