A new sculpture has been lifted into place at the entrance to Rotorua's Kuirau Park today.
The artwork recognises the natural flora present in the park and is a celebration of the natural surroundings.
It depicts a pohutakawa stamen, the pollen-producing central part of the flower, and was completed by
well-known local artist Trevor Nathan whose idea it was to illustrate one of the flowers present in Kuirau Park.
It is at a point of the park where people can do a 360 degree walk around the whole piece and can be clearly seen by passers-by on Ranolf St.
Mr Nathan, who has been sculpting full time since 2003, works primarily with a variety of hard and soft stone and wood.
He is also the artist behind the Te Tui Nui sculpture that sits on the corner of Eruera and Tutanekai Sts.
