The world’s first Māori dedicated Public Art Gallery

“Kitea ai te pounamu i ō tātau wai. He rokoā te wai, waihoki, he mea tuku iho; ahakoa te nui o te pō, o te ao rānei; he pounamu tou, ka tū tou te whakapapa.” “All pounamu is found in our waters. The waters are healing that transcends through the generations; it does not matter the percentage of dark nor light; it is still pounamu our whakapapa remains.” Dr Alvina Edwards, 2018.

Celebrating Strength and Resilience in Mahi Toi

Tohunga whakairo/carver: Chris Bailey 2022 Timber: Totara, stained The name: Pou tāhuhu are posts which support the ridge pole of a wharenui (meeting house). Kūkupa is an important tupuna (ancestor) for Te Parawhau.