The Whatonga sculpture, Te Āpiti - Manawatū Gorge
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The Whatonga steel sculpture sits at the top, halfway point of the Tawa Loop Track, above Te Āpiti - Manawatū Gorge. The walk starts at the Ashhurst end of the Gorge
At 6 metres tall, Whatonga is a contemporary sculpture and was paid for by the Manawatu Gorge Biodiversity stakeholder group. It depicts historical seafarer and Rangitane chief Whatonga, who came to these shores in the 12th century, as one of the captains of the Kurahaupo Waka.
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Relation
- IMCA Digital Archive
- Date
- May 5, 2021
- Digitisation id
- 2021P_IMCA-DigitalArchive_ 034706
- Format
- Born Digital
- Held in
- IMCA Digital Archive
Creation
- Created By
- Ian Matheson City Archives
- Place
- Te Āpiti - Manawatū Gorge
Object rights
- License
- By Attribution Alone
Taxonomy
- Community Tags