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Kōrero: Volcanic Plateau region

Waitūkei sculpture, Rotorua

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Waitūkei sculpture, Rotorua

These magnificent bronze sculptures by Rotorua artist Lyonel Grant were completed in 2001, and stand in Government Gardens. The two figures, one male, one female, were inspired by the mixing of Māori and European cultures in Rotorua.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Volcanic Plateau region – Overview, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/15132/waitukei-sculpture-rotorua (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Malcolm McKinnon, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 May 2015.