Two First World War soldiers have emerged from the remnants of a dying redwood at a fork in the road in rural Hawkes Bay. The massive sculpture is a tribute not just to those who went to war from small communities like Rissington but to the present-day locals who have banded together to create the memorial.
Three pou whenua representing tipuna of Te Matau a Māui were unveiled at a roundabout on the Hawke's Bay expressway on Wednesday.
The blessing at the site
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