In 1992 the Department of Justice commissioned four students from Wellington Polytechnic’s Contemporary Māori Design course to provide the designs for glass paneling on the entrances to various courtrooms in Wellington’s new High Court building. The other students were Sheree Pattison; Stephen Pene ; and Eli Christiansen.

Signage installed with the work reads: “This work tells the story of how Hataitai (Whataitai) received its name. A taniwha that became landlocked and escaped into Cook Strait by transforming itself into a bird. Also indicated are the sacred mountains which are part of the Wellington Skyline.”

See also:

• Maribeth Coleman, ‘Hataitai, Anthony Pene’ (Wellington City Libraries Recollect)