The SculptureThe Sculpture

Ideas from the Ideas from the children, artist children, artist and the wider and the wider community was community was used to create used to create the sculpture.the sculpture.

Totara treeTotara tree

A totara tree A totara tree frames the frames the beginning of life’s beginning of life’s path, rooted firmly path, rooted firmly in the earth, in the earth, branches and branches and leaves stretching leaves stretching towards the light.towards the light.

We have a totara We have a totara tree next to the tree next to the hall.hall.

Manaia (Seahorse)Manaia (Seahorse)

The manaia The manaia (seahorse) is a (seahorse) is a symbol of symbol of Onehunga Onehunga (people of the (people of the beach). It is the beach). It is the kaitiaki (guardian) kaitiaki (guardian) and instructor, his and instructor, his hand on his full hand on his full puku (belly) puku (belly) showing ‘plenty’.showing ‘plenty’.

Manaia (part 2)Manaia (part 2)

The manaia’s woven The manaia’s woven lower body and tail lower body and tail flow out into the flow out into the plaited strands of plaited strands of many different many different cultures and races, cultures and races, bringing diverse bringing diverse gifts of knowledge gifts of knowledge and their fruits of and their fruits of culture and story culture and story telling.telling.

Between the strands of the manaia’s tail are fruits, flowers, fish and animals from around the world – the gifts of our planet Earth and the sea.

KoruKoru

Under the totara Under the totara tree and the manaia tree and the manaia are koru are koru representing the representing the children and children and students. They students. They represent a represent a nurtured growth, nurtured growth, new beginnings and new beginnings and future hopes future hopes unfurling.unfurling.

Maungakiekie – One Maungakiekie – One Tree HillTree Hill Maungakiekie is Maungakiekie is

shown with a hand shown with a hand that represents the that represents the original tangata original tangata whenua, Wai Ohua whenua, Wai Ohua holding a tokotoko, holding a tokotoko, a symbol of a symbol of communication communication and listening.and listening.

Frigate birdFrigate bird

Many different Many different people from people from around the world around the world have journeyed have journeyed across the sea to across the sea to Onehunga. A Onehunga. A symbol of symbol of migration across migration across the Pacific Ocean the Pacific Ocean to Aotearoa (New to Aotearoa (New Zealand)Zealand)

Pacifika SymbolsPacifika Symbols The sculpture has symbols to The sculpture has symbols to

represent our Pacific island represent our Pacific island neighbours.neighbours.

An Eel…An Eel…

… … enjoying himself enjoying himself in the water.in the water.

ElephantElephant

An elephant from An elephant from the African the African continent.continent.

The dragon is to The dragon is to represent the represent the Asian continent.Asian continent.

The bananas are The bananas are from Ecuador to from Ecuador to show South show South America.America.

A New Zealand icon the kiwi is A New Zealand icon the kiwi is present, along with the ika a gift of present, along with the ika a gift of the sea from Onehunga.the sea from Onehunga.

IkaKiwi

From India…From India…

… … the lotus flower.the lotus flower.

These represent Great These represent Great Britain, Italy, Britain, Italy, Netherlands and Netherlands and Europe.Europe.

Scotch thistle

Citrus

Tulips

Grapes

Pears

Palm treePalm tree

A beautiful palm A beautiful palm to represent to represent Aotearoa and the Aotearoa and the PacificPacific

AcknowledgementAcknowledgement

Amey and Alex Amey and Alex were the were the photographers photographers and did some of and did some of the Powerpoint the Powerpoint with Miss Gibbs with Miss Gibbs doing the ‘tidy doing the ‘tidy up’.up’.