Saturday 3 July 2021

The new boat ramp

Normally when we go fishing we use a boat ramp not far out of town. Recently a new boat ramp was built in the opposite direction also not far out of town. The land was acquired by the local council in in 2019 and work was done before and after lockdown to the point where it was finished a few weeks ago.


These 2 Maori sculptures were created by local artist Ricky Ashby representing his Te Uri Taniwha ancestor Kopiri and his wife Whakapu. 


 On the opening day just before dawn a local Maori elder Hone Mihaka recited a whakapapa (genealogy) linking those who were present with the ancestors represented in the carvings and spoke of the ancient bones that still lie in the area's caves which are sacred. He was joined in a prayer by Bernard Makaore and Kipa Munro.

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15 comments:

Klara said...

interesting sculptures, the second one looks a bit angry.

klara said...

interesting sculptures, the second one looks a bit angry.

William Kendall said...

A fitting way to set things off.

Tigger's Mum said...

Nice slipway and jetty. And good to see fine examples of a traditional artform modernized and relevant to new generations. I love them.

local alien said...

What a great way to introduce the statues. Would have been wonderful to hear, even if I couldn't understand the maori

Tom said...

...the Maori genealogy reminds me of Hawaii. That sure is a beautiful cloudy sky!

merlecolibri said...

beautiful wooden slipway * Maori art is impressive, beautiful to exhibiting these works of art in nature !

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

Nice fishing dock. It's great that the native people are involved in the dedication of it.

Bill said...

The Moari sculptures are beuatiful. Nice to have a new boat ramp for people to use.

Sharon said...

Those are wonderful sculptures with local history to support them. Nice view out over that boat ramp.

magiceye said...

The 1st photo is beautifully composed and shot and hence my favorite in this post.

Betty J. Crow said...

Beautiful scenic view beyond the boat ramp and love the sculptures.

carol l mckenna said...

Beautiful Maori sculptures and what a great new boat ramp ~ Xo

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vesselsmemories said...

The boat ramp is beautiful, so is the sky!
Dawn

NatureFootstep said...

I like the look of that ramp. Nice to see it is both useful and beautiful too.
Nice artwork you share today. I like this kind of Maori sculptures.

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