Aniwaniwa

Waipā Public Art

Indoor

Aniwaniwa

Henriata Nicholas

Artwork details

Date	2016
Mediums	Graphic design print on palight
Physical description	Digital illustration of a bush scene with multiple triangles and koru.

Description

Henriata Nicholas is of Ngāti Unu Ngāti Kahu descent from Te Kōpua Marae, Waipā. She is a multi-disciplinary artist who has major public artworks in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland and in private collections throughout Aotearoa New Zealand and overseas.

This artwork was designed as a reflection of the regions’ history, landscape and people. The taputoru triangles depict the district’s complex historical narratives woven together forming interesting landscapes of mountains rivers and forests. The koru patterns are symbolic of the regions Māori culture depicting growth and development.

Aniwaniwa is on show in the Te Awamutu Library foyer.

Whaia Te Mātauranga

Waipā Public Art

Indoor

Whaia Te Mātauranga

Unknown

Artwork details

Date	Unknown
Mediums	Wood with pāua inlaid
Physical description	A hand carved wooden sculpture with a tekoteko figure on the left and a human figure on the right side of a book with its named engraved.

Description

The artist is unknown, however, this art work was especially made by Te Wānanga o Aotearoa and presented to the Te Awamutu Library.

Tukutuku Panel

Waipā Public Art

Indoor

Tukutuku

Unknown

Artwork details

Date	Unknown
Mediums	Wood, natural fibres
Physical description	A handcrafted wooden woven panel of Māori patterns with a whare in the centre, framed.

Description

This tukutuku panel was a collaborative work completed by members of Cambridge Māori Women’s Welfare League including Rae Nordstrom.

It is a wooden slat base with half round dowels attached on top and woven together with natural fibres. The pattern creates a natural hold the vertical and horizontal slats in place while revealing changes within the pattern.

Niho Taniwha & Kaokao

Waipā Public Art

Indoor

Niho Taniwha & Kaokao

Unknown

Artwork details

Date	1980
Mediums	Kiekie, dye and wood
Physical description	A handcrafted vertical tukutuku with a poutama and aratiatia patterns on black half-round dowls, framed.

Description

This taonga along with the Poutama tukutuku panel were commissioned by Dr Rongo Wetere and gifted by Te Wānanga o Aotearoa to the people of Waipā District.

Poutama patterns depict an ascending and descending stairway connecting to the realms of Rangi sky father and Papa earth mother.

These are displayed either side of Waiwaia in the entrance hallway to the Te Awamutu Council Chambers.

Poutama Aratiatia

Waipā Public Art

Indoor

Poutama Aratiatia

Unknown

Artwork details

Date	1980
Mediums	Kiekie, dye and wood
Physical description	A handcrafted vertical tukutuku with a poutama and aratiatia patterns on black half round dowls, framed.

Description

This taonga along with the Niho Taniwha tukutuku panel were commissioned by Dr Rongo Wetere and gifted by Te Wānanga o Aotearoa to the people of Waipā Disctrict.

Poutama patterns depict an ascending and descending stairway connecting to the realms of Ranginui sky father and Papatūanuku earth mother.

These are displayed either side of Waiwaia in the entrance hallway to the Te Awamutu council chambers.