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Plaza Aotea
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Gabriella
May 13, 2022
Aotea Square is a large paved public area in the Auckland CBD used for open-air public events including fairs, protest rallies, music festivals, rock concerts and the annual seeing-in of the New Year. A number of art works are in Aotea Square: • Archway 'Waharoa' (Gateway in Māori) was formed in wood and copper by Selwyn Muru, a Māori sculptor. This is an expressionist version of a traditional Māori entry gate. • Bronze statue of Sir Dove-Myer Robinson, a former mayor of Auckland. This work was made in 2003 by New Zealand sculptor Toby Twiss. • Bronze figure of a Māori warrior by Lyndon Smith, commissioned in the 1960s for the lobby of the Auckland Saving Bank's new building on Queen Street. • Fountain by New Zealand sculptor Terry Stringer. This angular bronze ""mountain"" was commissioned in 1979 to form the centrepiece for the new square, and its form echoes the roofline of the contemporary Aotea Centre. • 19th century bronze statue of George Eden, Lord Auckland, Governor of India, after whom the Auckland is named. This statue was originally erected in Calcutta and was purchased from the government of India by Auckland City Council in the early 1960s.
Aotea Square is a large paved public area in the Auckland CBD used for open-air public events including fairs, protest rallies, music festivals, rock concerts and the annual seeing-in of the New Year. A number of art works are in Aotea Square: • Archway 'Waharoa' (Gateway in Māori) was formed in wo…
Michele
May 27, 2017
There is often arts and events in the square.
Macarena
January 26, 2016
Civic Center of auckland, cinema, theater, ,etc. this is the center of the city center!
Marion
February 20, 2017
Especially in the summer there are lots of things going on here that are well worth checking out. For example, live music, bean bag chairs to chill in, urban micro gardens, artwork, and so on. It's also right next to theatres and concert venues.
Sandra
November 29, 2016
ever changing exhibitions and events , The Imax centre adjoining for movies, games arcade, mini golf and sensory maze. as well as shops and eateries.
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291-297 Queen St
Auckland, Auckland