Wellington Urban Art Walk

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Installed in 2019, it's a huge-scale reproduction of 'Rutu', one of Kiwi artist Rita Angus' most famed artworks. A reproduction of her original work can be seen in the hotel lobby."},{"type":"text","content":"Duffell's work can be seen in most major cities in New Zealand. He's also painted walls throughout Australia, Thailand, Cambodia and Brazil. His style is instantly recognisable to many Wellingtonians; 'Rutu' joins a series of commissions across the capital. However, it's the first in this precinct and provides a colourful marker for the area. You can learn more about Duffell's work at the link below."},{"type":"link","title":"Learn more","content":"https://www.seanduffell.com/"},{"type":"text","content":"Rita Angus (1908-70) is one of New Zealand’s most significant, loved and respected artists. Her landscapes and portraits successfully combined the sense of New Zealand with the artistic movements of Europe and North America, yet succeeded in forging a distinct style of her own.\n\nThe eldest of seven siblings, each remarkable in their own right, Rita forged a career as an artist with an unwavering, pioneering and uncompromising approach to her artistic vision with support from her forward-thinking family.\n\nRita Angus is the Aunt of the hotel’s Managing Director Warwick Angus and the entire team at Bolton Hotel embraces her pioneering spirit.\n\n"}]},{"address":"Masons Screen","ttsFile":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FdPivxSXMkJS1raAamTUC%2Ftts_1.mp3?alt=media&token=bd43cd34-e92a-402b-be1e-9f2e38cb6ca5","placeId":"ChIJK6XXUCquOG0RMuHb3yqLnnQ","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.16442308920158802,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-41.28004711394141,"longitude":174.77540059999998},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"Halfway down the steps on Masons Lane, the pedestrian walkway linking The Terrace to Lambton Quay, you'll find 'Masons Screen'."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FdPivxSXMkJS1raAamTUC%2FScreen%20Shot%202024-06-12%20at%203.34.07%20PM.png?alt=media&token=d4759430-5258-40cf-87f7-f3b920318c05"},{"type":"text","content":"This ever-changing exhibit showcases video art from a new artist each month. You can find more information about the current exhibit at the link below."},{"type":"link","title":"Find out more here","content":"https://www.circuit.org.nz/project/masons-screen"}]},{"address":"Ruaumoko","ttsFile":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FdPivxSXMkJS1raAamTUC%2Ftts_2.mp3?alt=media&token=1fd58c28-c04a-4ae2-83e1-162592e840a8","placeId":"ChIJ50-uHiuuOG0RcEz4xmykw5Q","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.16442308920158802,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-41.28140876394206,"longitude":174.77615245},"media":[{"type":"place","content":{"place_id":"ChIJ50-uHiuuOG0RcEz4xmykw5Q"}},{"type":"text","content":"As we make our way along Lambton Quay we'll find 'Rūaumoko' a collaborative sculpture from artists Ralph Hotere and Mary McFarlane.\n\nInstalled in 1998 the sculpture looks like the aftermath of an earthquake with broken columns and a jumble of bronze letters.\n\nThe name 'Rūaumoko' references the Māori creation story. The sky father Ranginui and earth mother Papatuanuku existed in darkness until they were separated by one of their sons, Tāne Mahuta (god of forests and birds) who pushed them apart. Rūaumoko, their unborn child and god of earthquakes and volcanos, stayed in his mother's womb to keep her warm; when he moves the earth shakes.\n\n"}]},{"address":"Lambton Quay & Grey Street","ttsFile":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FdPivxSXMkJS1raAamTUC%2Ftts_3.mp3?alt=media&token=0e4cd447-4367-4d0a-b8b7-bbb8e5857dbb","placeId":"EkhMYW1idG9uIFF1YXkgJiBHcmV5IFN0LCBXZWxsaW5ndG9uIENlbnRyYWwsIFdlbGxpbmd0b24gNjAxMSwgTmV3IFplYWxhbmQiZiJkChQKEgnriHgZ1a84bRGUzNdNdN9FLxIUChIJ64h4GdWvOG0RlMzXTXTfRS8aFAoSCdcLrVwrrjhtEf_W_qUPAKiyGhQKEglNuOvk1K84bRGpYML9yYnNSCIKDaJ9ZOcVLZ4saA","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.16442308920158802,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-41.284463813943574,"longitude":174.77545410000002},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"At the intersection of Lambton Quay and Grey Street you'll find 'Invisible City' by Anton Parsons."},{"type":"text","content":"Installed in 2003, this imposing sculpture in two parts looks like two tablets covered in braille and explores how we acquire information."}]},{"address":"Protoplasm","ttsFile":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FdPivxSXMkJS1raAamTUC%2Ftts_4.mp3?alt=media&token=419c8085-6a88-4e2b-abd6-0f12f848adba","placeId":"ChIJjUWuCwCvOG0Rfc-aaybyEzY","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.16442308920158802,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-41.285230213943926,"longitude":174.7757626},"media":[{"type":"place","content":{"place_id":"ChIJjUWuCwCvOG0Rfc-aaybyEzY"}},{"type":"text","content":"Next up, at the intersection of Lambton Quay, Featherston Street and Hunter Street, you'll find the kinetic sculpture 'Protoplasm' by Phil Price. This moving sculpture, installed in 2002, is more than an indication of how windy the city is, the movement of the yellow 'pebbles' symbolises the random nature of the active parts of any living cell."}]},{"address":"Dominion Building","ttsFile":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FdPivxSXMkJS1raAamTUC%2Ftts_5.mp3?alt=media&token=892aaec4-a164-4dc9-afa1-01bef10f1f5c","placeId":"ChIJ2fpfblGvOG0R56XkvA4FHMM","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.16442308920158802,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-41.288522213945555,"longitude":174.77581250000006},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"Looking towards the Dominion Building on Bond Street, you'll find the Rita Angus Tribute mural by Elliot O'Donnell aka Askew One."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FdPivxSXMkJS1raAamTUC%2Frita-corner-of-bond-and-willis.jpg?alt=media&token=469097f9-a30c-4cb0-ac97-ead0141d1d60"},{"type":"text","content":"Installed in 2019, the mural is based on a portrait photo of Rita Angus taken by Theo Schoon in the late 1940s."},{"type":"text","content":"Askew One began his career in Auckland and now lives in Portland, Oregon. You can learn more about O'Donnell's work at the link below."},{"type":"link","title":"Learn more","content":"https://www.askew1.com/"}]},{"address":"Cuba St Umbrella","ttsFile":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FdPivxSXMkJS1raAamTUC%2Ftts_6.mp3?alt=media&token=d26afd75-1760-4d59-b8d9-53fae55130df","placeId":"ChIJtVGkbdevOG0RsckxW3fV8_c","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.16442308920158802,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-41.29166671394709,"longitude":174.77653394999996},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"Now in the cosmopolitan Cuba Street, you'll find 'Umbrella' by Peter Kundycki."},{"type":"place","content":{"place_id":"ChIJtVGkbdevOG0RsckxW3fV8_c"}},{"type":"text","content":"This whimsical sculpture was first installed on the corner of Cuba and Wakefield Streets in 1990 before being moved to Cuba Street at Manners Mall in 1997 then finally finding its current home here."}]},{"address":"Bucket Fountain","ttsFile":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FdPivxSXMkJS1raAamTUC%2Ftts_7.mp3?alt=media&token=6a871154-2bc6-4035-a9ba-f84fa0021282","placeId":"ChIJWTNZ0wKvOG0ReEbZpbrNQjs","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.16442308920158802,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-41.29225571394734,"longitude":174.77629330000002},"media":[{"type":"place","content":{"place_id":"ChIJWTNZ0wKvOG0ReEbZpbrNQjs"}},{"type":"text","content":"While visiting Cuba Street, you can't miss the Bucket Fountain. The fountain, active since 1969, is just like Wellington, an unpredictable, colourful spectacle."},{"type":"text","content":"It was never intended to be seen as a work of art by its creator architect Graham Allardice and was originally known as the Cuba Mall water mobile."},{"type":"text","content":"Watch out when taking a photo, many an unsuspecting visitor has been splashed over the years!"}]},{"address":"David Bowie Graffiti Art Wall","ttsFile":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FdPivxSXMkJS1raAamTUC%2Ftts_8.mp3?alt=media&token=45504c01-0806-465a-9dce-b4fd2f9d0cf1","placeId":"ChIJmUhaEY6vOG0RebjdBS3EflA","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.16442308920158802,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-41.29326731394788,"longitude":174.7763508},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"Around the corner from Cuba Street you'll find this striking mural celebrating David Bowie by Wellington painter Xoë Hall ."},{"type":"place","content":{"place_id":"ChIJmUhaEY6vOG0RebjdBS3EflA"}},{"type":"text","content":"Jam Hairdressing commissioned Hall to create the piece in 2016 and it's been an iconic sight in Wellington ever since."},{"type":"text","content":"Hall, of Māori, Danish, Irish and English descent, exhibits paintings worldwide and decorates the streets and buildings of Aotearoa New Zealand with her subversive murals. You can learn more about Hall at the link below."},{"type":"link","title":"Learn More","content":"https://xoehall.com/"}]},{"address":"Wilson Parking - Ghuznee Street","ttsFile":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FdPivxSXMkJS1raAamTUC%2Ftts_9.mp3?alt=media&token=dba55e38-864b-4392-a790-886d9d2155c5","placeId":"ChIJX3Gs0NmvOG0RGi0HtuLIsQw","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.16442308920158802,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-41.29339726394794,"longitude":174.77650959999994},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"The David Bowie Mural isn't the only street art in the area. On the same building, you'll find a collaborative mural from artist Andrew Steel and illustrator Toby Morris. This piece, commissioned by Supreme Coffee, Wellington Chocolate factory and All Birds, captures the elements that make Wellington the coolest (and windiest) little capital in the world."},{"type":"text","content":"You can learn more about Steel and Morris' work at the links below."},{"type":"link","title":"Andrew Steel","content":"https://andrewjsteel.com/"},{"type":"link","title":"Toby Morris","content":"https://www.instagram.com/xtotl/"},{"type":"text","content":"### Worked up an appetite?"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FdPivxSXMkJS1raAamTUC%2FScreen%20Shot%202024-06-13%20at%2010.32.23%20AM.png?alt=media&token=748953fc-9436-442e-9080-18ce67aef6a7"},{"type":"text","content":"While you're in the area, why not try Fortune Favours for burgers and beers, Shelly Bay Baker on Leeds Street does great bacon sandwiches and if you follow Leeds Street a little further you'll find Mr Go's, a popular Asian fusion restaurant. We also recommend visiting Wellington Chocolate Factory while you're here for an indulgent real hot chocolate!"}]},{"address":"Egmont Street","ttsFile":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FdPivxSXMkJS1raAamTUC%2Ftts_10.mp3?alt=media&token=b0e8d2df-fc79-45f3-a85d-edb7da0109c6","placeId":"EjNFZ21vbnQgU3RyZWV0LCBUZSBBcm8sIFdlbGxpbmd0b24gNjAxMSwgTmV3IFplYWxhbmQiLiosChQKEgnNAlNf1684bRHeRqvLkbJrEBIUChIJbXwL6tmvOG0RoDCjQ2HvAAU","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.16442308920158802,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-41.293738213948096,"longitude":174.7771469},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"Take a detour down Egmont Street and you'll find several murals commemorating the street's history."},{"type":"text","content":"Ruth Roberston-Taylor & Rachel Gannaway's rather morbid mural from 2016 depicts a horse skull surrounded by a tea-flower wreath. This commemorates the story of a dead horse which was left to rot in the laneway in 1865 and the tea business that used to reside in the street."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FdPivxSXMkJS1raAamTUC%2Funicorn.jpg?alt=media&token=22b92119-ea94-4334-b2c4-53a6672617ad"},{"type":"text","content":"A more cheerful mural, 'Unicorn,' installed by Kelly Spencer in 2016 is a different take on the story of the Egmont Street horse. Spencer believes horses become unicorns when they pass away and it's flowing locks are a nod to the hair salons that now reside in the street."},{"type":"text","content":"Stephen Templer's 'The Great Egg Heist', also from 2016, reflects on the history of an attempted robbery in 1924. Two hapless burglars broke into a chicken factory and tried to break into a safe with dynamite, only escaping with 15 shillings."}]},{"address":"Garage Project Wild Workshop Taproom & Cellar Door","ttsFile":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FdPivxSXMkJS1raAamTUC%2Ftts_11.mp3?alt=media&token=f01aa63f-d7f8-4c35-9474-21d7c3143089","placeId":"ChIJRQ4KwdmvOG0Rn2OtbgGBTus","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.16442308920158802,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-41.29418246394833,"longitude":174.77734575000002},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"Next on our tour is Cracked Ink's huge mural commissioned by Wellington's craft brewery Garage Project to commemorate the opening of their inner-city taproom & cellar door."},{"type":"text","content":"Originally from the UK, Cracked Ink has been a fixture of the NZ street art scene for over 15 years."},{"type":"place","content":{"formatted_address":"7 Furness Lane, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand","name":"Garage Project Wild Workshop Taproom & Cellar Door","html_attributions":[],"geometry":{"viewport":{"east":174.7786947302915,"south":-41.2955314302915,"north":-41.2928334697085,"west":174.7759967697085},"location":{"lng":174.777348,"lat":-41.29418319999999}},"place_id":"ChIJRQ4KwdmvOG0Rn2OtbgGBTus"}},{"type":"text","content":"You can learn more about Cracked Ink at the link below."},{"type":"link","title":"Learn more about Cracked Ink","content":"https://crackedink.com/blog/2020/10/7/garage-project"},{"type":"text","content":"If it's open, we recommend paying a visit to the taproom, the Wild Workshop, a working brewery, where the much-loved craft beer brand experiments with the weird and wonderful. You can learn more and even book tours at the link below."},{"type":"link","title":"Wild Workshop Cellar Door","content":"https://garageproject.co.nz/locations/wild-workshop-cellar-door"}]},{"address":"Bettany's","ttsFile":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FdPivxSXMkJS1raAamTUC%2Ftts_12.mp3?alt=media&token=b339828c-bd52-4c5a-85dd-5c3037c1ef07","placeId":"ChIJa6x5m9mvOG0RVTXyjCMEdYo","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.16442308920158802,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-41.29514026394879,"longitude":174.7776436},"media":[{"type":"place","content":{"place_id":"ChIJa6x5m9mvOG0RVTXyjCMEdYo"}},{"type":"text","content":"Head down Jessie Street and you'll find UK artist Phlegm's mural from 2016."},{"type":"text","content":"The piece is a nod to the building's history and the early cinema industry of Wellington. The original owners of the building imported cinema projectors in the 1930s before reverse engineering them to produce projectors locally."},{"type":"text","content":"The artist's work can be seen across the world, surprisingly, this piece is one of his more humble in size!"},{"type":"text","content":"You can find more of his work at the link below:"},{"type":"link","title":"Phlegm","content":"https://www.instagram.com/phlegm_art"}]},{"address":"Mean Doses","ttsFile":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FdPivxSXMkJS1raAamTUC%2Ftts_13.mp3?alt=media&token=73e4f11f-1c44-4b0e-b61b-d75b7fdab7e7","placeId":"ChIJxwVcPsGvOG0RQreRhIt-e0Q","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.16442308920158802,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-41.2945401639485,"longitude":174.78050240000002},"media":[{"type":"place","content":{"place_id":"ChIJxwVcPsGvOG0RQreRhIt-e0Q"}},{"type":"text","content":"If you're still in need of some liquid refreshment, you may wish to visit Mean Doses. This bar, hidden up a staircase, showcases the craft brewery headed up by brewer Dean Moses."}]},{"address":"2 Chaffers Street","ttsFile":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FdPivxSXMkJS1raAamTUC%2Ftts_14.mp3?alt=media&token=004688a8-aff6-4781-af79-1e2778beedab","placeId":"ChIJbfFxFtCvOG0REJCbJGLvAA8","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.16442308920158802,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-41.29204706394729,"longitude":174.78340585000004},"media":[{"type":"place","content":{"place_id":"ChIJbfFxFtCvOG0REJCbJGLvAA8"}},{"type":"text","content":"As we head towards the waterfront you'll find this covered car park. Here you'll find Dside's 'The Glass Shark Wall' from 2018, a comment on the human impact on our oceans."},{"type":"text","content":"Dside's work, with it's instantly recognisable style, can be seen all across Aotearoa. You can find more of his work at the link below."},{"type":"link","title":"DSIDE","content":"https://www.instagram.com/_dside/"},{"type":"text","content":"Turn the corner and you'll find a collaboration between street artists BMD and Milarky. 'Ban Shark Finning' was installed in 2013, as a protest against the controversial fishing practice. The protest worked and it's been illegal for fishers to remove fins from sharks since 2014."},{"type":"text","content":"BMD was a duo of Damin Radford Scott and Andre J Steel. Since disbanding, their work has slowly become rarer as buildings are replaced across the country."},{"type":"text","content":"Milarky is still producing work and has even collaborated with Dside in New Plymouth. You can find more of Milarky's work at the link below:"},{"type":"link","title":"Milarky","content":"https://www.instagram.com/milarky/"}]},{"address":"Solace in the Wind (The Naked Man) Statue","ttsFile":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FdPivxSXMkJS1raAamTUC%2Ftts_15.mp3?alt=media&token=b5aa3c16-d030-49e7-ba78-2ed5789f09d7","placeId":"ChIJLx-K6dGvOG0RpAliB03Mw9A","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.16442308920158802,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-41.289394113945974,"longitude":174.7827977},"media":[{"type":"place","content":{"place_id":"ChIJLx-K6dGvOG0RpAliB03Mw9A"}},{"type":"text","content":"Our next stop is Max Patte's sculpture 'Solace in the Wind.'"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FdPivxSXMkJS1raAamTUC%2Fsolace-in-the-wind-cover.jpg?alt=media&token=c39e3e03-ff65-4d05-9838-e7f0668f20be"},{"type":"text","content":"English sculptor Max Patte unveiled the two-metre high iron sculpture in 2008, a heartfelt testament to the city Max had come to love deeply while he was working at special effects and prop company Weta Workshop.\n\nOriginally just on loan to the city, Wellington council purchased and made it a permanent fixture after it won the People's Choice for favourite sculpture in the Wellington Civic Trust Awards."}]},{"address":"The Albatross Fountain","ttsFile":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FdPivxSXMkJS1raAamTUC%2Ftts_16.mp3?alt=media&token=6dfe86d9-35ae-447f-8477-c080cfca542e","placeId":"ChIJz--k6LCvOG0RLcMuu3bCWKo","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.16442308920158802,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-41.28800581394528,"longitude":174.77890010000002},"media":[{"type":"place","content":{"place_id":"ChIJz--k6LCvOG0RLcMuu3bCWKo"}},{"type":"text","content":"As we continue along the waterfront, at the start of Frank Kitts Park, you'll find the abstract fountain 'Albatross' by silversmith Tanya Ashken from 1986."},{"type":"text","content":"Born in Britain, Ashken emigrated to New Zealand in 1963 after marrying Kiwi artist John Drawbridge. Ashken was one of several European-trained jewellers who moved to Aotearoa and transformed its contemporary jewellery-making scene. She doesn't distinguish between her sculpture and jewellery, referring to her jewellery as sculpture that can be worn.\nAshken first had the idea for 'Albatross' after watching waves crash over the rocks in Island Bay on Wellington's south coast."}]},{"address":"Nga Kina","ttsFile":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FdPivxSXMkJS1raAamTUC%2Ftts_17.mp3?alt=media&token=1bd5497b-2004-4df0-b02b-db50037b7ba9","placeId":"ChIJEYpl-PqvOG0ROHl57wIoADI","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.16442308920158802,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-41.28276701394269,"longitude":174.7792022},"media":[{"type":"place","content":{"place_id":"ChIJEYpl-PqvOG0ROHl57wIoADI"}},{"type":"text","content":"Next on our tour is Michel Tuffery's 'Nga Kina' from 2012."},{"type":"text","content":"These giant kina, or sea urchin shells, acknowledge the geography and history of the area, from the Kumutoto stream which originally flowed from Woodward Street to the sea. They also reference a midden, a shell mound, which may have existed on Kumutoto Pā."}]},{"address":"Kaiwhakatere The Navigator Sculptures","ttsFile":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FdPivxSXMkJS1raAamTUC%2Ftts_18.mp3?alt=media&token=c478055c-7e6b-40e6-831e-77c95f3719fb","placeId":"ChIJm3FKbQCvOG0RJEvMpASl4QU","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.16442308920158802,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-41.27841751394058,"longitude":174.77485845},"media":[{"type":"place","content":{"place_id":"ChIJm3FKbQCvOG0RJEvMpASl4QU"}},{"type":"text","content":"Just behind the iconic Beehive, you'll find 'Kaiwhakatere: The Navigator' by Brett Graham. These three sculptures from 2001 are based on the tools of navigation traditionally used across Polynesia. The three shapes represent a manu (birds head), a waka (canoe) and a tūāhu (an altar of stones). The bird guides the navigator, the waka is a symbol of hope for a new beginning and the tūāhu, usually built on arrival in a new land, is symbolic of promises and challenges."}]},{"address":"Reserve Bank of New Zealand - Te Pūtea Matua","ttsFile":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FdPivxSXMkJS1raAamTUC%2Ftts_19.mp3?alt=media&token=e2a0825e-b3d3-4a98-af11-abae88e58e5e","placeId":"ChIJLZSHNyquOG0RLVq20i39tYE","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.16442308920158802,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-41.27902051394088,"longitude":174.7753871},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"We conclude our tour with a quick visit to Bolton Hotel's neighbour, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. Here you'll find the exterior wall sculpture 'Taiaha' by Wellington artist Guy Ngan."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FdPivxSXMkJS1raAamTUC%2Ftaiaha.jpg?alt=media&token=af042916-414b-49c2-9898-3c1d4b13a78c"},{"type":"text","content":"Weighing over a tonne and made of over 50 interlocking parts, the sculpture was the winner of a competition run by the Reserve Bank in 1970 and installed in 1972."},{"type":"text","content":"Within the design are two stylised taiaha (a traditional Māori weapon and symbol of valor). These taiaha protect the building entrance and the integrity of the monetary system."}]},{"address":"Bolton Hotel","ttsFile":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FdPivxSXMkJS1raAamTUC%2Ftts_20.mp3?alt=media&token=6a96de6d-2278-4477-85f1-1bf7d5264bcf","placeId":"ChIJsy_6QSquOG0RD1U0549UuQE","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.16442308920158802,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-41.27925321394102,"longitude":174.77463854999996},"media":[{"type":"place","content":{"place_id":"ChIJsy_6QSquOG0RD1U0549UuQE"}},{"type":"text","content":"It's been a pleasure sharing the city's urban canvas with you and we conclude our journey back at Bolton Hotel.\n\nWhether you're staying in one of our rooms, or just visiting from elsewhere, we welcome you to join us in Artisan restaurant on level one, I'm sure you'll have worked up an appetite after today's tour!"}]}]