Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 31, 2022 4:42:18 GMT 12
TANGAROA GUARDS SAXTON CREEK CULVERT
Tangaroa, the god of the sea, now overlooks the Saxton Creek culvert.
The design, by Nelson artist Isaac Andersen, Ngāti Kuia, Ngāti Porou, is included in the headwall adjacent to Main Rd Stoke.
Nelson City Council said the design symbolised the taonga species that thrived in the Saxton Creek tidal area.
“The head of Tangaroa is depicted in the shape of a wheke (octopus), and the eight iwi of Te Tauihu are also embodied within the design. The scales on his body represent seabirds and the larger fin scales, the paddle crab. His tail wraps around and fans out with the large scale at the base symbolising the stingray,” Andersen said........
www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/300506913/tangaroa-guards-saxton-creek-culvert
Tangaroa, the god of the sea, now overlooks the Saxton Creek culvert.
The design, by Nelson artist Isaac Andersen, Ngāti Kuia, Ngāti Porou, is included in the headwall adjacent to Main Rd Stoke.
Nelson City Council said the design symbolised the taonga species that thrived in the Saxton Creek tidal area.
“The head of Tangaroa is depicted in the shape of a wheke (octopus), and the eight iwi of Te Tauihu are also embodied within the design. The scales on his body represent seabirds and the larger fin scales, the paddle crab. His tail wraps around and fans out with the large scale at the base symbolising the stingray,” Andersen said........
www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/300506913/tangaroa-guards-saxton-creek-culvert