Tales from Te Papa - Art of the Haka

Whiti te ra means "the sun shines" and it really refers to the elation that Te Rauparaha felt after escaping near death...

– Curator Megan Tamati-Quennell explains the meaning behind Para Matchitt's abstract painting

What I liked was the chunky, rough-hewn weathered nature of the bird forms (which look, appropriately, like seagulls), fitting in so well with the whole bridge – which in retrospect is not surprising since the bridge itself is the sculpture. The timber apparently was new when it was built, but has weathered since then to a lovely greyish tone.

– Artist Jules Tern on Paratene Matchitt's City to Sea Bridge sculpture in Wellington, on her website