This pou waho is dedicated to the Maori Battalion in memory of the ancestors of Wellington Iwi who gave their lives for New Zealand and the local community. Carved by Eruera Te Whiti Nia of Ngati Te Whiti, whose ancestor Lieut-Col Edward Te Whiti O Rongomai Love was the first Maori Battalion commander. The pouwhenua was commissioned by the Loizou Family of Wellington.

Eruera Te Whiti Nia (Ngāti Te Whiti), ‘Pouwhenua’ (1996), Thorndon Quay, Pipitea, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington

Images: Bronwyn Holloway-Smith, Public Art Heritage Aotearoa New Zealand, 2022

Eruera Te Whiti Nia (Ngāti Te Whiti), ‘Pouwhenua’ (1996) [back], Thorndon Quay, Pipitea, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington

Pouwhenua

Eruera Te Whiti Nia

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