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Wellington sculpture tours
Wellington is a vibrant city which has many outdoor sculptures. We've created 6 guided tours of these sculptures for you to enjoy.
You can use Wellington City Council's free Wifi to access the tours around the city.
Use this website on your smart phone, tablet or laptop. Audio may not work on some devices.
Waterfront tour (1 hr)
Civic Square tour (40 mins)
Lambton to Parliament tour (1 hr)
Courtenay tour (1 hr)
Botanic Gardens tour (1.5 hrs)
Coastal tour (2 hr drive, 6 hr walk)-
- Stingray and Kina Peter Kundycki and Jonathan Campbell 2006 -41.29112019 174.7928972 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0015/1518/thumb-stingray-and-kina.jpg Stingray and Kina http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/waterfront-tour/stingray-and-kina
- Carter Fountain Unknown 1973 -41.289838 174.794385 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0008/1520/thumb-carter-fountain.jpg Carter fountain http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/waterfront-tour/carter-fountain
- Tail of the Whale Colin Webster-Watson 2005 -41.29055599 174.7908989 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0010/1522/thumb-tail-of-the-whale.jpg The Tail of the Whale http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/waterfront-tour/tail-of-the-whale
- Te Waka Pou Ra Vincent 2007 -41.291675 174.786605 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0012/1524/thumb-te-waka-pou.jpg Te Waka Pou http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/waterfront-tour/te-waka-pou
- Per Capita Cathryn Munro 2006 -41.29156094 174.7824426 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0013/1525/thumb-per-capita.jpg Per Capita http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/waterfront-tour/per-capita
- Solace of the Wind Max Patte 2008 -41.28938 174.782794 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0014/1526/thumb-solace-of-the-wind.jpg Solace of the Wind http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/waterfront-tour/solace-of-the-wind
- Kupe Statue William Trethewey 1939 / 1999 -41.288874 174.780065 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0015/1527/thumb-kupe-statue.jpg Kupe statue http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/waterfront-tour/kupe-statue
- Albatross Tanja Ashken 1985-6 -41.28799869 174.7789245 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0016/1528/thumb-albatross.jpg Albatross http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/waterfront-tour/albatross
- Fruits of the Garden Paul Dibble 2002 -41.287629 174.779312 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0009/1530/thumb-fruits-of-the-garden.jpg Fruits of the garden http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/waterfront-tour/fruits-of-the-garden
- Water Whirler Len Lye 2005 (posthumous) -41.286459 174.779415 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0011/1532/thumb-water-whirler.jpg Water Whirler http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/waterfront-tour/water-whirler
- De l'Autre Côté Elie Cristiani 2001 -41.28482199 174.7773043 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0013/1534/thumb-de-lautre-cote.jpg De l'autre cote http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/waterfront-tour/de-lautre-cote
- SkyBlues Bill Culbert 2006 -41.28492741 174.777317 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0015/1536/thumb-sky-blues.jpg Sky Blues http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/waterfront-tour/skyblues
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- City to Sea Bridge Para Matchitt, John Gray, Rewi Thompson 1992 -41.28871249 174.7785641 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0019/1765/thumb-city-to-sea-bridge.jpg City to Sea Bridge http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/civic-square/city-to-sea-bridge
- The Rugby World Cup Celebration Weta Workshop 2011 -41.288575 174.778189 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0003/1659/thumb-the-rugby-world-cup-celebration.jpg The Rugby World Cup Celebration http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/civic-square/the-rugby-world-cup-celebration-sculpture
- The Pool Charlotte Fisher 1994 -41.2889891 174.7782308 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0020/1658/thumb-the-pool.jpg The Pool http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/civic-square/the-pool
- Te Aho a Māui Rewi Thompson 1991 -41.288906 174.778100 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0004/1768/thumb-te-aho-a-maui.jpg Te Aho a Māui http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/civic-square/te-aho-a-mui
- Nikau Ian Athfield 1991 -41.28898896 174.777868 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0005/1769/thumb-nikau-palms.jpg Nikau palms http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/civic-square/nikau-palms
- Anchor Stone Ra Vincent 2004 -41.28912996 174.7776281 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0014/1652/thumb-anchor-stone.jpg Anchor Stone http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/civic-square/anchor-stone
- Pig Alan Hobbs 1995 -41.28903118 174.7775287 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0016/1654/thumb-pig.jpg Pig http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/civic-square/the-pig
- Prow and Capital Matt Pine 1991 -41.28877964 174.777552 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0017/1655/thumb-prow-and-capital.jpg Prow and Capital http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/civic-square/prow-and-capital
- Ferns Neil Dawson 1998 -41.2887753 174.77721 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0020/1766/thumb-fern.jpg Fern http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/civic-square/ferns
- Fault Ralph Hotere and Bill Culberth 1994 -41.28856 174.77724 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0014/1904/thumb-fault.jpg Fault http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/civic-square/fault
- Seven Steps to Heaven Mary-Louise Brown 2000 -41.28885063 174.7767735 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0018/1656/thumb-seven-steps-to-heaven..jpg Seven Steps To Heven http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/civic-square/seven-steps-to-heaven
- Silent People Chris Booth 1991 -41.28860247 174.7766809 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0019/1657/thumb-silent-people.jpg Silent People http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/civic-square/silent-people
- Grand Head Terry Stringer 1986 -41.28908086 174.775988 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0015/1653/thumb-grand-head.jpg Grand Head http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/civic-square/grand-head
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- John Plimmer and Fritz Tom Tischler, Ross Wilson, Judy Alexander 1996 -41.28579178 174.7758163 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0017/1781/thumb-john-plimme-and-fritz.jpg John Plimmer and Fritz http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/lambton/john-plimmer-and-fritz
- Protoplasm Phil Price 2002 -41.28543599 174.7758294 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0018/1782/thumb-protoplasm.jpg Protoplasm http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/lambton/protoplasm
- Invisible City Anton Parsons 2003 -41.28445079 174.7755541 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0020/1784/thumb-invisible-city.jpg Invisible City http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/lambton/invisible-city
- Nga Korerorero – Ongoing Talk Silvia Salgado 1996 -41.282292 174.776469 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0013/1732/lambton-ongoingtalk-thumb.jpg Ongoing talk thumb http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/lambton/nga-korerorero-ongoing-talk
- Shells Jeff Thomson 2002 -41.28186866 174.7762362 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0012/1731/lambton-shells-thumb.jpg Shells thumb http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/lambton/shells
- Spinning Top Robert Jahnke 2002 -41.28199794 174.7751702 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0019/1783/thumb-spinning-top.jpg Spinning Top http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/lambton/spinning-top
- Ruaumoko Ralph Hotere and Mark McFarlane 1998 -41.281366 174.776307 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0019/1729/lambton-raumoko-thumb.jpg Raumoko thumb http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/lambton/ruaumoko
- Mahatma Gandhi Gautam Pal 2007 -41.27977 174.7790 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0011/1730/lambton-ghandi-thumb.jpg Ghandi thumb http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/lambton/mahatma-gandhi
- Seismic Shock Louise Purvis 2006 -41.278964 174.778668 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0005/1859/lambton-seismic-thumb.jpg Seismic thumb http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/lambton/seismic-shock
- Buzzy Bee Hugh Nicholson, Bob Sharpe 2006 -41.27882442 174.778545 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0016/1780/thumb-buzzy-bee.jpg Buzzy Bee http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/lambton/buzzy-bee
- Two pouwhenua, Wai-titi Landing Ra Vincent 2005 -41.27868419 174.7779969 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0015/1860/thumb-two-pou-whenua.jpg Pou Whenua http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/lambton/two-pouwhenua,-wai-titi-landing
- The Cenotaph Richard Oliver Gross 1931 -41.27915901 174.7771529 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0016/1861/thumb-cenotaph.jpg Cenotaph http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/lambton/the-cenotaph
- Kaiwhakatere: The Navigator Brett Graham 2000 -41.27842227 174.7754327 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0017/1862/lambton-navigator-thumb.jpg Navigator thumb http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/lambton/kaiwhakatere-the-navigator
- Taiaha Guy Ngan 1972 -41.279273 174.775419 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0018/1863/lambton-taiaha-thumb.jpg Taiaha thumb http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/lambton/taiaha
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- Bucket Fountain Burren and Keen 1969 -41.292294 174.776338 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0005/1697/thumb-bucket-fountain.jpg Bucket Fountain http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/courtenay/bucket-fountain
- Umbrella Peter Kundycki 1990 -41.291711 174.776592 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0004/1696/thumb-umbrella.jpg Umbrella http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/courtenay/umbrella
- Sri Chinmoy Peace Capital Unknown 2002 -41.2914586 174.7768363 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0008/1700/thumb-sri-chinmoy-peace-capital.jpg Sri Chinmoy Peace Capital http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/courtenay/sri-chinmoy-peace-capital
- Geometric Growth Guy Ngan 1974, Reinstalled 2006 -41.290287 174.778329 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0006/1698/thumb-geometric-growth.jpg Geometric Growth http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/courtenay/geometric-growth
- Te Aro Park, Memorial Cairn Shona Davies 1988 -41.29212525 174.778208 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0007/1699/thumb-memorial-cairn.jpg Memorial Cairn http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/courtenay/memorial-cairn
- Te Moana (The Sea) Logan Shipgood 1999 -41.29274144 174.7791324 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0010/1702/thumb-te-moana.jpg Te Moana http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/courtenay/te-moana-the-sea
- Punga Peke Mike Murray 2000 -41.29307103 174.7800425 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0009/1701/thumb-punga-peke.jpg Punga Peke http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/courtenay/punga-peke
- Tripod Weta Workshop 2005 -41.29414646 174.7834606 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0005/2003/thumb-tripod.jpg Tripod http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/courtenay/tripod
- Queen Victoria Alfred Drury 1902-05 -41.29522819 174.7831907 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0004/2002/thumb-queen-victoria.jpg Queen Victoria http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/courtenay/queen-victoria
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- Sundial of Human Involvement Charles Stone 1991 -41.28400035 174.7670947 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0020/1964/sundial_thumb.jpg sundial_thumb.jpg http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/botanic-gardens-tour/sundial-of-human-involvement
- The Krupp Gun 1914 -41.2843 174.7682 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0019/1954/kruppgun_thumb.jpg kruppgun_thumb.jpg http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/botanic-gardens-tour/the-krupp-gun
- Body to Soul Mary Louise Brown 1996 -41.28287616 174.7693322 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0020/1946/bodyandsoul_thumb.jpg bodyandsoul_thumb.jpg http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/botanic-gardens-tour/body-to-soul
- Inner Form Henry Moore 1988 -41.28166203 174.7700427 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0004/1948/bronze_thumb.jpg bronze_thumb.jpg http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/botanic-gardens-tour/inner-form
- Peace Flame 1994 -41.2808 174.7699 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0015/1950/flame_thumb.jpg flame_thumb.jpg http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/botanic-gardens-tour/peace-flame
- Rasa Leela Andrew De Boer 2001 -41.2806544 174.7700546 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0005/1958/norwood_thumb.jpg norwood_thumb.jpg http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/botanic-gardens-tour/norwood-sculpture
- Green Islands Regan Gentry 2008 -41.2801 174.7689 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0017/1952/island_thumb.jpg island_thumb.jpg http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/botanic-gardens-tour/green-islands
- Peacemaker Chris Booth 1990 -41.28132497 174.7682142 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0016/1960/peacemaker_thumb.jpg peacemaker_thumb.jpg http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/botanic-gardens-tour/peacemaker
- Listening and Viewing Device Andrew Drummond 1994 -41.28154342 174.7676389 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0003/1956/listeningandviewingdevice_t.jpg listeningandviewingdevice_t.jpg http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/botanic-gardens-tour/listening-and-viewing-device
- Rudderstone Dennis O'Connor 1997 -41.28199766 174.7680808 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0018/1962/rudderstone_thumb.jpg rudderstone_thumb.jpg http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/botanic-gardens-tour/rudderstone
- Centennial Sundial Peter Kundycki 1993 -41.2816 174.7664 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0018/1944/armilliarysphere_thumb.jpg armilliarysphere_thumb.jpg http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/botanic-gardens-tour/centennial-sundial
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- Zephyrometer Phil Price 2000 -41.31217217 174.7961952 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0012/1623/zephyrometer-thumb.jpg Zephyrometer http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/coastal-tour/zephyrometer
- Wellington Urban Forest Leon van den Eijkel and Hutt Valley engineer Allan Brown of Metallion Ltd. 2006 -41.31360756 174.7986715 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0020/1937/wellington-urban-forest-thumb.jpg Urban Forest http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/coastal-tour/wellington-urban-forest
- Akau Tangi Phil Dadson 2010 -41.31499968 174.8006618 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0004/1939/akau-tangi-thumb.jpg Akau Tangi http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/coastal-tour/akau-tangi
- Tower of Light Andrew Drummond 2005 -41.31696761 174.8041988 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0013/661/thumb-tower-of-light.jpg Tower of light http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/coastal-tour/tower-of-light
- Pacific Grass Kon Dimopoulous 2000 -41.31691418 174.8091725 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0011/1622/coastal-pacificgrass-thumb.jpg Pacific Grass http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/coastal-tour/pacific-grass
- Lifestream/Seaform Roger Thompson 2005 -41.32316241 174.835603 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0013/1624/coastal-lifestream-thumb.jpg Lifestream http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/coastal-tour/lifestreamseaform
- The Doo Doos Peter Kundycki 1998 -41.34218855 174.8127192 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0014/1625/coastal-doodoo-thumb.jpg The Doo Doos http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/coastal-tour/the-doo-doos
- Moai Tevo Pakarati 2004 -41.33826932 174.7934689 http://www.sculptures.org.nz/__data/assets/image/0011/1901/thumb-moai.jpg Moai http://www.sculptures.org.nz/tours/coastal-tour/moai