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Sixteen months after the road opened, the final artworks on the Ara Tūhono Pūhoi to Warkworth motorway have been installed.
Four mighty illuminated pou commissioned by local mana whenua partnership Hōkai Nuku now stand proudly on plinths just north of the Johnstones Hill Tunnels. They represent the four sons of Maki, Manuhiri, Maraeariki, Ngawhetu and Tawhiakiterangi, and were designed and created by Akatera Maihi and Greg Te Kanawa.
Illuminated panels have also been erected on the Moir Hill Road bridge that crosses the motorway further north, with a red and black manaia motif representing local awa catchments and connections between Ngāti Manuhiri and Ngāti Whātua.
Designed by Wyvern Rosieur and Akatera Maihi, and created by Stainless Design, the panels acknowledge the sacrifices of Papatūānuku being carved out for the construction of the road. The new bridge has also been gifted the name Tapuwae o Kahumatamomoe.
