Aotea Square
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Aotea Square is a large paved public area in the CBD of Auckland, New Zealand. Officially opened in 1979 by Sir Dove-Myer Robinson next to Queen Street, it is used for open-air concerts and gatherings
Aotea Square hosting an art installation, 2010
Square and Town Hall in 1990
Aotea Square at night after the refurbishment in 2010
Aotea Square in 2011 during the Occupy movement
Waharoa, also known as Te Waharoa o Aotea, is a public sculpture located in Aotea Square, the city centre of Auckland, New Zealand. The expressionist piece was designed by Selwyn Muru and depicts a wa
Aotea Square
…A number of art works are in Aotea Square: At the Queen Street entrance is an arch called Waharoa (Gateway in Māori), formed in wood and copper by Selwyn Muru, a Māori sculptor. This is an expressionist version of a traditional Māori entry gate. It…
Waharoa at the entrance to Aotea Square
Detail on the depictions on Waharoa (from left): Whetu me te Mārama (stars and the moon), Tāwhirimātea, Tāne Mahuta (depicted as a bird), Tangaroa (depicted as a whale) and Tamanuiterā
Reverse view of Waharoa, showing tapa cloth inspired patterns
Waharoa seen in 2007