Auckland Council

Also known as:

  • Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau

Auckland Council Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau is the largest territorial authority in Aotearoa. It was formed in 2007 by the amalgamation of Auckland Regional Council and the seven city and district councils of Tāmaki Makaurau.

Auckland Public Art / He Kohinga Toi manages a collection of more than 400 public art works for the Council, as well as commissioning new works.

See also:

Aleko Kyriakos, 'Sappho' (1972), CBD, Tāmaki Makaurau.

Image: Bronwyn Holloway-Smith, Public Art Heritage Aotearoa New Zealand, 2021

Untitled [Bledisloe House Frieze]

Untitled [Bledisloe House Frieze]

1956

Guy Ngan

Untitled [Parnell Baths]

Untitled [Parnell Baths]

1957

James Turkington

Mosaic Mural for BJ Ball Building

Mosaic Mural for BJ Ball Building

1957

Milan Mrkusich

Anchor Stones (Matahorua and Tainui)

Anchor Stones (Matahorua and Tainui)

1959

Russell Clark

Tukutuku

Tukutuku

1962

Ngāti Porou and Ngāti Whātua Orākei weavers

Te Ika-a-Maui

Te Ika-a-Maui

1962

E. Mervyn Taylor

A Māori Figure in a Kaitaka Cloak

A Māori Figure in a Kaitaka Cloak

1967

Molly Macalister

Karangahape Rocks

Karangahape Rocks

1968

Greer Twiss

Smirnoff Centenary Sculpture

Smirnoff Centenary Sculpture

1969

Marté Szirmay

Signals

Signals

1971

Helen Escobedo de Kirsebom

Teal Park Rocks

Teal Park Rocks

1971

Guy Ngan

Sappho

Sappho

1972

Aleko Kyriakos

A.H.I. - W.H. Bond Sculpture

A.H.I. - W.H. Bond Sculpture

1973

Jim Palmer

The Harbour Ferries

The Harbour Ferries

1979

Barry Brickell

Mountain Fountain

Mountain Fountain

1981

Terry Stringer

Meandering Spiral

Meandering Spiral

1986

Marté Szirmay

Fish Canopy

Fish Canopy

1987

Rewi Thompson

Aronui Trust Carvers

Whaiora Marae

Genoa

Genoa

1988

Peter Nicholls

The Aotea Tapestry

The Aotea Tapestry

1989

Robert Ellis

Waharoa

Waharoa

1989

Selwyn Muru

Untitled [Aotea Centre]

Untitled [Aotea Centre]

1989

Paratene Matchitt

Gateway

Gateway

1990

Chris Booth

Aotea Cartouche

Aotea Cartouche

1990

Denis O'Connor

Towards Rangitoto

Towards Rangitoto

1990

Ralph Hōtere

Putanga O Te Rā

Putanga O Te Rā

1990

Gwen Wanigasekera

Tautai Matagofie

Tautai Matagofie

1990

Fatu Feu'u

Red Dancer

Red Dancer

1990

Barry Lett

Baby Seal at Kaimaumau

Baby Seal at Kaimaumau

1990

Chris Booth

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa

1990

Terry Stringer

Justice

Justice

1990

Fred Graham

Nobody Here But Us

Nobody Here But Us

1991

Richard Deacon

Portrait of Dame Cath Tizard

Portrait of Dame Cath Tizard

1991

Dick Frizzell

Throwback

Throwback

1992

Neil Dawson

Women's Suffrage Centenary Project Whakatu Wahine 1893-1993

Women's Suffrage Centenary Project Whakatu Wahine 1893-1993

1993

Jan Morrison

Claudia Pond Eyley

Tui

Tui

1993

Fatu Feu'u

Night Errant

Night Errant

1993

Richard McWhannell

Three Women

Three Women

1994

Barbara Ward

Ōwairaka

Ōwairaka

1995

Christine Hellyar

Gateway

Gateway

1995

Aronui Trust Carvers

Communicating Tension

Communicating Tension

1995

Giuseppe Romeo

On the Backs of Others

On the Backs of Others

1995

Inia Taylor

Manu Tawhiowhio

Manu Tawhiowhio

1996

Brett Graham

Arch

Arch

1996

Charlotte Fisher

Flipper

Flipper

1996

Andrew de Boer

The Casting of the Nets

The Casting of the Nets

1997

Ted Smyth

Taula

Taula

1998

Sopolemalama Filipe Tohi

Te Waharoa ki te Wero

Te Waharoa ki te Wero

1999

Blaine Te Rito

Tip

Tip

1999

John Radford