The Gold of the Kowhai. Napier. New Zealand.
S 39° 29.360 E 176° 55.143
60H E 493038 N 5628916
This beautiful sculpture of a golden Kowhai flower and leaf stands on the corner of Tennyson Street and Herschell Street, opposite MTG Hawke’s Bay, close to Marine Parade.
Waymark Code: WMPH87
Location: North Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 08/31/2015
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On 5th December 2014, Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Maggie Barry unveiled a public sculpture in Napier called “The Gold of the Kowhai”.
“This is a resplendent representation of New Zealand’s unofficial national flower, by one of our leading sculptors. It has found an ideal home outside MTG Hawke’s Bay,” says Ms Barry.
The gilded work, by New Zealand sculptor Paul Dibble, stands close to four metres high and is cast in bronze with 24-carat gold leaf and lacquer. the scupture includes the fern-like kowhai leaf and a small bird sits high up on the flower stem.
At night time it is illuminated by light showcasing the sculpture in a golden glow.
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