King George stands on the pedestal, below him is the star Rehua which is said to have guided the Arawa Waka (canoe) to New Zealand.
Under this section are a tier of panels which depict: King Edward VII, Queen Victoria, King George V, a white marble cross, a navy seaman, a red cross nurse holding a floral wreath, an army soldier in a mirrored stance to the seaman.
Under another tier is a section of panels depicting: Maori weapons, local missionary Reverend Thomas Chapman, governor Hobson signing the Treaty of Waitangi under the watchful gaze of Ngati Whakaue chief Tanira Te Tupara, the God Puhaorangi looking down from the heavens at the beautiful maiden Kuraimmonoa.
Another panel shows the Maori Regimental Badge which has 2 Maori weapons crossed under a crown, a further 2 panels which list the names of those men from Te Arawa who died during the war. The figure standing on the stone block on the steps is the Te Arawa chief Rangatihi, on the front stone block is an image of the Te Arawa waka (canoe) and lastly the Krupps field gun is thought to have been captured by the Maori Pioneer Battalion at Le Quesnoy, northern France.
Phew so that is alot of information!
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Fascinating!
Interesting. The Maori names are breaking my tongue, though ;-)
As grey over here..
Beautiful memorial.
There is a lot happening on that monument.
That is quite a name ~ neat photos and Happy Day to you ~ Xo
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So it's a war memorial? The Great War or WWII - or just military conflict generally? There Are some interesting combinations that you describe and I wonder if NZ society in 2021 would or could create such a thing.
My goodness, there is a lot of people and history represented in this memorial.
Pretty impressive memorial. Thanks for sharing the info on this.
An impressive memorial, and thanks for the historical perspective!
This is very interesting. It seems the memorial's design shows some definite collaboration involved to get everybody's input.
I hate to hear the original statue was vandalized - makes me angry. Glad there is another to replace it.
Good one.
A hugely significant memorial to many people Amy, a bit like the one I posted today.
It's a beautiful memorial!
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