The Birds of PeaceNga Manu Rangimarie

1998

Lorraine Polglase

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Type

  • Sculpture

Medium

  • Marble

Dimensions

  • H1260 x 3140 x 1600mm

Lorraine Polglase, ‘The Birds of Peace Nga Manu Rangimarie’ (1998), Waimea Richmond, Te tai o Aorere Tasman District

Image: Bronwyn Holloway-Smith, Public Art Heritage Aotearoa New Zealand, Feb 2025

1998–Current

Outside District Council office, Cnr Queen Street & Wensley Road, Waimea Richmond, Te tai o Aorere Tasman District

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Description

A plaque installed with the work reads:

BIRDS OF PEACE
NGA MANU RANGIMAIRE

To commemorate the end of World War II, fifty years on, Tasman District commissioned the Birds of Peace sculpture.

It marks our region’s commitment to peace.

Created in Tākaka marble by Golden Bay sculptor, Lorraine Polglase, the Birds of Peace were unveiled by Tasman District Mayor, Kerry Marshall, on the evening of 24 April 1998, preceding ANZAC Day 1998.

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