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It dawned hot and sunny with an on-shore breeze. We'd decided on a rough theme of sculptures, monuments, murals etc in situ, in context.
A three week international rock carving symposium had just finished yesterday along the foreshore walkway and we figured that would count. So a number of us headed there, watching them move the completed andesite work around for better display using a small tractor and mobile block and tackle. You can see some of their work http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/regional/ ... waterfront
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Several of us moved up to the war memorial where a 105mm 1960's gun has been located. Little kids were climbing over it.
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After lunch at 'The Public Catering Co' a delightful eatery we broke into different directions. I sketched the clock tower which I rationalised was a kind of monument. In 1969 our original clock tower was demolished as an earthquake risk, and after some controversy it took 16 years before a faithful replica was constructed, and the old clock put back into action after some TLC by an expert horologist.
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