Ngā Huruhuru Rangatira by Bob Jahnke, 2016

Nga Huruhuru Rangatira (“the feathers of the chief”) is the ninth sculpture commissioned by the Palmerston North Public Sculpture Trust. It is the creation of Robert (Bob) Jahnke, Professor of Maori Visual Arts at Massey University. Constructed from stainless steel, the 6.4 metre high sculpture features five stylised huia feathers, the tips of which meet at the top to form an archway. Cutaway sections in the feathers echo the shape of male and female huia with outspread wings.