Artist: Linda Munn
The 3 mahi toi (artworks) installed along the pedestrian ramp recognise this area as a significant boundary point between different hapū and complete the cultural narrative in this area. The sculptures represent kōhatu mauri, muri paraoa (whale tail) and taurapa (the sternpost of the waka) and speak to the 3 tohorā (whales) gracing the walls under SH2/SH29A Te Maunga Interchange in the east, and the 3 tupuna wāhine pou whenua in the west.
Kohatu Mauri ‘Te Rauru o Rongomainohorangi’ (placed at the bottom of the Truman Lane stairs) is the grounding feature of the 3 mahi toi. The kohatu (stone) holds the mauri (life force) and the wairua (spirit) of the other mahi toi. Kohatu Mauri is about keeping the land and people healthy and to ground everything.
Kohatu Mauri ‘Te Rauru o Rongomainohorangi’ sculpture
Muri paraoa ‘Te Hangahanga o Taia’ (placed in the middle of the Truman Lane pedestrian ramp) represents the connection Ngā Pōtiki has to the moana.
Muri paraoa (whale tail) sculpture
Taurapa ‘Te Kitenga o Te Aohuakirangi’ (placed at the top of SH2/SH29A Te Maunga Interchange) honours the seat of responsibility a navigator has for their people and the direction they set about to realising healthy, collective goals.
Taurapa ‘Te Kitenga o Te Aohuakirangi’ sculpture
