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"We are going to have the best entrance to any city anywhere in New Zealand!" says Mayor Michael Laws.
At its meeting on 19 October 2009, the Council chose a 'welcome sculpture' to be installed at the southern entrance to Wanganui. The sculpture 'Encounter' was one of three proposals by Mark Southcombe of Void Architecture Research Urbanism.
The ‘welcome sculpture’ – an architectural exclamation mark that welcomes visitors off the Marybank straight at the Putiki corner and the intersections of Wikitoria Road and SH4 – will be a key part of our new image and a real talking point for residents and visitors.
The sculpture ‘Encounter’ (pictured below) is an abstract representation of the greeting that occurs when people meet: “Kia ora, I am Wanganui on the banks of the Whanganui River, between the mountains of Taranaki and the Central Plateau. Welcome visitor to our place; or if you are returning… welcome home.”
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View southern entranceway layout and concepts (PDF, 7MB)
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