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Kōrero: Manawatū and Horowhenua region

Carvings in the Square

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Carvings in the Square

These striking carvings in the Square, Palmerston North, were crafted by John Bevan Ford and Warren Warbrick, and depict Rangitāne ancestors as kaitiaki (guardians).

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Malcolm McKinnon, Manawatū and Horowhenua region – Culture and heritage since 1940, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/9517/carvings-in-the-square (accessed 4 June 2026).

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