New sculpture proving popular

Defining Horizons has been capturing the attention of residents and visitors since it was installed last month.

The sculpture is made from a combination of stainless, corten and mild steels and symbolise journeys of discovery and New Zealand.

Its artist, Graham Bennett, says he wants viewers to make their own interpretations of the sculpture, but for him it was many overlapping ideas.

"I was thinking of Polynesian migration, Cook's voyage of discovery, and families' ancestral journeys, but it could be interpreted as any form of wayfinding," he said.

The top components of the work that point in different directions symbolise the longitudinal divisions of the globe that divide the Pacific Ocean, and the latitudinal divisions inspired the ribs which give it a nautical feel.

It was donated by the late Graeme Watson, ex-deputy chair of the Taupo Sculpture Trust and jointly commissioned by the trust and council.