Arts and culture

Many of our regional parks have art and sculpture for you to enjoy.

Pou whenua 

There are 12 pou whenua at 9 locations on regional parkland.  Pou whenua are carved posts placed on the land to acknowledge and represent the relationship between Tāngata Whenua (the people of the land), their ancestors and their environment or tūrangawaewae (place of standing). Find out more about pou whenua here.

Art and sculpture

The images below give a taste of the varied art and sculpture in our Regional Parks. 

Fernbird sculpture at Awhitu Regional Park

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Sculpture by Steve Woodward as part of the sculpture trail at SPLORE music and arts festival - Tapapkanga Regional Park

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