Located along the Ōtākaro Avon River promenade outside Te Pae near the corner of Oxford Terrace and Armagh Street.

Listen to the artists describe the meaning behind these whāriki (woven mats which utilise traditional weaving techniques).

Togetherness.  This Whāriki represents the coming together of people to guide, teach and exchange threads of commonality through whakapapa (genealogy, lineage, descent), establishing historical connections and clarifying the kaupapa of the day.

The middle design depicts the hongi, where people greet each other by pressing noses to exchange breath, bringing about togetherness.  Takitahi, the universal weaving pattern of ‘one over one, one under one’, demonstrates the strengthening of the woven whāriki.