Manungaro by Sandy Adsett (Ngāti Pahauwera, Ngāti Kahungunu), 2025

At the Woodville lookout on Te Ahu a Turanga Manawatū-Tararua highway is Manungaro, which shows birds – the Haast’s eagle or hōkioi, moa and hui – on top of a rainbow.

The curved steel structure represents Uenuku, who in Māori folklore was turned into a rainbow and would forever seek his lost love.

“The lament of Māori to say we’ve lost these treasures and a message to protect what we’ve got.” - Sandy Adsett

Source: The Post | The art that weaves links along the Manawatū-Tararua highway