Bronze

The famous and loved Pania Of The Reef gazing to the ocean

This image of the popular bronze statue in Napier is created from an unusual angle adding mystery and attitude to Pania's legend. Shot during a cyclone, the sea spray softened late afternoon sunlight to highlight her beautiful details

Pania was a beautiful maiden of the ocean

Located in Napier on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The statue was commissioned by members of the Thirty Thousand Club after the Anglican Bishop of Aotearoa, Frederick Augustus Bennett, related the legend of Pania to them

Napier's newest statue - Anne Elizabeth Jerome Spencer, founder and leader of the New Zealand Women's Institute

The statue was unveiled to mark the 100th anniversary of the first meeting of a NZWI at Rissington, Hawke's Bay on 27 February 1921. Sculpted by Gerard McCabe and gifted by the NZWI

Napier's newest statue - Anne Elizabeth Jerome Spencer, founder and leader of the New Zealand Women's Institute

The statue was unveiled to mark the 100th anniversary of the first meeting of a NZWI at Rissington, Hawke's Bay on 27 February 1921. Sculpted by Gerard McCabe and gifted by the NZWI

Standing four metres high, the Kowhai sculpture was created by renowned New Zealand artist Paul Dibble. It stands on the corner of Tennyson Street and Herschell Street, opposite MTG Hawke’s Bay

The artwork is cast bronze and the blossom petals are gilded with 24-carat gold and lacquer. At night time it is illuminated by light showcasing the sculpture in a golden glow

The Spirit of Napier statue with a beautiful rainbow in the background. An alternative composition to the centred version

The Spirit of Napier statue with a beautiful rainbow in the background

A detail of the bird on The Gold of the Kowhai sculpture

Standing four metres high, the Kowhai sculpture was created by renowned New Zealand artist Paul Dibble. It stands on the corner of Tennyson Street and Herschell Street, opposite MTG Hawke’s Bay

Pania was a beautiful maiden who lived in the sea

Located in Napier on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The statue was commissioned by members of the Thirty Thousand Club after the Anglican Bishop of Aotearoa, Frederick Augustus Bennett, related the legend of Pania to them

The beautiful side doors on the Hawke's Bay Museum, once the main entrance

The beautiful side doors on the Hawke's Bay Museum, once the main entrance

The boy across the street from Shiela and Raven

From "A Wave in Time" Napier's Emerson Street

"A Wave in Time" from Napier's Emerson Street

The first installation was commissioned in 2009. The statue is modelled on Miss Sheila Williams, daughter of E A Williams of the notable architects of the era. Miss Williams will be familiar to many people in Hawke’s Bay - she led the "New Napier Week Carnival" in January 1933 to celebrate the town's recovery from the earthquake

Pania was a beautiful maiden who lived in the sea on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand

The statue was commissioned by members of the Thirty Thousand Club after the Anglican Bishop of Aotearoa, Frederick Augustus Bennett, related the legend of Pania to them. The beautiful old wooden building in the background is Conservation House and was once the Napier Courthouse

"A Wave in Time" from Napier's Emerson Street

The first installation was commissioned in 2009. The statue is modelled on Miss Sheila Williams, daughter of E A Williams of the notable architects of the era. Miss Williams will be familiar to many people in Hawke’s Bay - she led the "New Napier Week Carnival" in January 1933 to celebrate the town's recovery from the earthquake