Made by Arnold Wilson

The statue is the work of the well-known sculptor, Arnold Wilson, who like Dr Winiata, was born at Ngahina Pa in Ruatoki. Mr Wilson, the first Maori student to graduate in sculpture, was taught by Dr Winiata for two years while attending Wesley College. Since

1958 he has been arts and crafts tutor at the Bay of Islands College, but recently moved to Auckland, where he teaches at Mt Albert Grammar School.