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The Whaiwhakaaroaro "Bronze Thinker" statue sits on the corner of The Square and Broadway. it was cast by Greg Kreger in 2019. It was commissioned by the Palmerston North Sculpture Trust with support by the Palmerston North City Council and individual donors.

In this image, Whaiwhakaaroaro wears snazzy wollen attire provided by local yarn-bombing group 'Woolly Riot'

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
IMCA Digital Archive
Date
November 9, 2010
Digitisation ID
2020P_IMCA-DigitalArchive_032845
Format
Born Digital
Held In
IMCA Digital Archive

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Corner of Broadway and The Square

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whaiwhakaaroaro,
woolly riot,
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