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Pig

Artist	Alan Hobbs
Year	1995
Location	Located opposite the entrance to Capital E in Civic Square
Tour directions	From Anchor Stone, keep walking into Civic Square

Pig love

Alan Hobbs also breeds and hunts pigs.

Sculpture background

Pig was an entry in the first Tareitanga Sculpture Symposium in 1995. It is carved from Oamaru stone.

It is an interactive sculpture, particularly appealing to children who climb on its broad flat back.

188 City to Sea Bridge Para Matchitt, John Gray, Rewi Thompson 1992 -41.28871249 174.7785641 /__data/assets/image/0019/1765/thumb-city-to-sea-bridge.jpg City to Sea Bridge /tours/civic-square/city-to-sea-bridge
558 The Rugby World Cup Celebration Weta Workshop 2011 -41.288575 174.778189 /__data/assets/image/0003/1659/thumb-the-rugby-world-cup-celebration.jpg The Rugby World Cup Celebration /tours/civic-square/the-rugby-world-cup-celebration-sculpture
164 The Pool Charlotte Fisher 1994 -41.2889891 174.7782308 /__data/assets/image/0020/1658/thumb-the-pool.jpg The Pool /tours/civic-square/the-pool
1560 Te Aho a Māui Rewi Thompson 1991 -41.288906 174.778100 /__data/assets/image/0004/1768/thumb-te-aho-a-maui.jpg Te Aho a Māui /tours/civic-square/te-aho-a-mui
104 Nikau Ian Athfield 1991 -41.28898896 174.777868 /__data/assets/image/0005/1769/thumb-nikau-palms.jpg Nikau palms /tours/civic-square/nikau-palms
394 Anchor Stone Ra Vincent 2004 -41.28912996 174.7776281 /__data/assets/image/0014/1652/thumb-anchor-stone.jpg Anchor Stone /tours/civic-square/anchor-stone
983 Pig Alan Hobbs 1995 -41.28903118 174.7775287 /__data/assets/image/0016/1654/thumb-pig.jpg Pig /tours/civic-square/the-pig
354 Prow and Capital Matt Pine 1991 -41.28877964 174.777552 /__data/assets/image/0017/1655/thumb-prow-and-capital.jpg Prow and Capital /tours/civic-square/prow-and-capital
140 Ferns Neil Dawson 1998 -41.2887753 174.77721 /__data/assets/image/0020/1766/thumb-fern.jpg Fern /tours/civic-square/ferns
132 Fault Ralph Hotere and Bill Culberth 1994 -41.28856 174.77724 /__data/assets/image/0014/1904/thumb-fault.jpg Fault /tours/civic-square/fault
116 Seven Steps to Heaven Mary-Louise Brown 2000 -41.28885063 174.7767735 /__data/assets/image/0018/1656/thumb-seven-steps-to-heaven..jpg Seven Steps To Heven /tours/civic-square/seven-steps-to-heaven
112 Silent People Chris Booth 1991 -41.28860247 174.7766809 /__data/assets/image/0019/1657/thumb-silent-people.jpg Silent People /tours/civic-square/silent-people
378 Grand Head Terry Stringer 1986 -41.28908086 174.775988 /__data/assets/image/0015/1653/thumb-grand-head.jpg Grand Head /tours/civic-square/grand-head