Moutoa Gardens - Wikipedia
The Moutoa Monument (also known as the "Weeping Woman" statue) [9] commemorates the Battle of Moutoa Island that was fought on 14 May 1864. It is registered as a Category II …
Moutoa Gardens NZ Wars memorial - New Zealand History
New Zealand’s first war memorial stands in Moutoa Gardens in Whanganui, a large town on the west coast of the North Island. The weeping woman, a personification of Grief, commemorates …
Whanganui Māori war memorial - New Zealand History
Whanganui’s memorial to Māori who served in the First World War stands in Moutoa Gardens (Pākaitore), Whanganui. Its central feature is an obelisk of shellrock almost 10 metres high on …
Moutoa memorial - Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
The remarkable Moutoa monument, New Zealand's first war memorial, was unveiled in Moutoa Gardens, Whanganui, in September 1865, 16 months after the battle that it commemorated. …
Moutoa Gardens protest - New Zealand History
Moutoa Gardens protest. A slogan on a kitchen tent at Moutoa Gardens, Whanganui, during an occupation by members of local iwi, 14 March 1995. In February 1995, Te Rūnanga Pākaitore …
Whanganui war memorial, Weeping Woman, to be removed after …
The country’s oldest war memorial will be removed from an historic Whanganui reserve following objections to an inscription condemning upriver Māori for “fanaticism and barbarism”.
Moutoa Gardens, 1995 – Whanganui places – Te Ara …
In 1995, Whanganui Māori occupied Moutoa Gardens (Pākaitore) for 79 days as a protest over land loss. Tents were set up and John Ballance’s statue’s head disappeared, to be replaced …
War memorial in Whanganui to be moved after complaints of …
2023年12月23日 · The statue commemorates 15 Māori and one Pākehā/European settler who were killed in a battle with a taua (war party) of Māori who lived 80km upstream of the …
'Racist stereotyping': Whanganui war memorial to be removed
2023年12月23日 · Whanganui River iwi representatives say the language on the 158-year-old Weeping Woman monument is offensive and a blight on the history of Whanganui. …
John Ballance statue; Chris Elliott; 2009 | eHive
Whanganui District Council Public Art and Memorials. Name/Title. John Ballance statue. About this object. This statue was made by Chris Elliott to serve as a replacement for the old John …
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