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Tuna whakairo

Tuna, carved to celebrate thenaming of the Lincoln Allan Herbarium ‘Waikirikiri’.

Tuna, carved to celebrate the naming of the Lincoln Allan Herbarium ‘Waikirikiri’ meeting room.

Tuna whakairo

This carving of a tuna (eel) was made to officially commemorate the name of the Lincoln Allan Herbarium, and hangs proudly outside the ‘Waikirikiri’ meeting room. The sculpture is the work of master carver Riki Manuel (Ngāti Porou) and was hewed from a kauri sapling that needed to be moved to make way for the Herbarium extension.

Tuna are important mahinga kai for the Te Taumutu rūnanga who live along Kaitōrete spit and the shores of Te Waihora.

Te Tuna i waho o te taiwhanga Waikirikiri

I waihangaia tēnei whakairo o tētahi tuna hei whakamaumaharatanga ki te ingoa o Lincoln Allan Herbarium, e iri whakahī nei i waho i te taiwhanga hui o Waikirikiri. He mea mahi te whakairo nei e te tohunga whakairo a Riki Manuel nō Ngāti Porou, i tāraia i te māhuri kauri i nekehia mō te toronga Herbarium. He mea nui te tuna hei mahinga kai mā te rūnanga o Te Taumutu, e noho ana ki Kaitōrete me ngā ākau o Te Waihora.

Toi whakairo

Toi whakairo (carved artwork) in our wharenui (building)

Toi whakairo (carved artwork) in our wharenui (building)

This toi whakairo (carved artwork) stands in pride of place in our wharenui (building) was carved by master carver Riki Manuel (Ngati Porou) and gifted to Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research by former Biodiversity Science Manager Oliver Sutherland.

He mea whakairo te pou e tū rangatira nei i tō mātou whare e te tohunga whakairo a Riki Manuel nō Ngāti Porou, ā, i tākoha mai ki Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research e te Pou Whakahere Pūtaiao Kanorau Koiora o mua a Oliver Sutherland.