Te Ika-a-Māui

1980

Tuti Tukaokao

Accessible

Type

  • Mural

Medium

  • Wood

Dimensions

  • H2680 x W3490mm

Tuti Tukaokao (Ngati Ranginui, Te Arawa), ‘Te Ika-a-Maui’ (c.1980s), Rydges Rotorua (formerly Heritage Park Hotel), Whakarewarewa, Rotorua

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

1980–Current

Conference Room on Rydges Rotorua (formerly Park Heritage Hotel), cnr Froude & Tryon Streets, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua

Artists
Associated Artwork Organisation(s)

Description

Large carved relief work hangs in the conference room. Māui is depicted fishing up the north island from his waka.

Cited from Damian Skinner, The Carver & The Artist, p.170-171

This work is only accessible when the Conference Room is not in use.