Ancient wildlife sculpture
Stout-legged moa
Moa hakahaka, about 1.4 m at the back. Drawn and funded; nowhere decided.
Funded
Paid for and drawn. Not built.
Where we are now
A drawing and a spot. The design is a bird around 1.4 m, one of the pair with its head a little higher than that, in Corten with the skeleton in polished stainless.
What it becomes
Two of them on this slope, the male noticeably smaller than the female, with cover grown up behind.
Why this matters
The male was 40% smaller than the female, and several moa species did this. A pair states it. A single bird cannot.
What needs to happen
2 of 6- Placement decided
- Design decided
- Council agreement
- Funding guaranteed
- Apex instructed and a due date agreed
- Opening ceremony planned
In deep time
Euryapteryx curtus, moa hakahaka. Females stood up to 1.4 m at the back — smaller and chunkier than the eastern moa, with notably hefty legs.