Auckland City delighted to receive gift carving
Auckland City Council is keen to provide a home for New Zealand’s largest Maori carving.
Council has offered a number of places in the CBD downtown waterfront area as suitable sites for the four-storey pou
kapua (cloud pillar).
“Council is more than happy to receive this magnificent gift to the city – delighted in fact,” says John Duthie, group
manager city planning.
Once local iwi and the master carver have worked through a number of cultural issues a particular site will then be
chosen. “When a mandate has been granted from the local Ngati Whatua, we will be happy to progress with making a final
decision on the carving’s new home,” says Mr Duthie.