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Halamoana

SCULPTURE'S DESIGN TAKEN FROM TONGAN CULTURE

Artist: Filipe Tohi

Corner of Powderham and Brougham streets, New Plymouth.

The 14m aluminium sculpture Halamoana ("Ocean Pathway") was erected in August 2003.

Its design is based on tufunga lalava, the traditional Tongan binding system used to lash houses or canoes.

Halamoana makes a striking statement on the corner of Broughama and Powderham streets - and when viewed from the top of Brougham St, it stands to one side of a view shaft down to the sea, with Puke Ariki seen just to the left.

Every night Halamoana is lit with red and blue light, turning it into a modern beacon in central New Plymouth.