Victoria Square’s Giant Pou Whenua Unveiled – December 1994

In December 1994, as part of the 1990 commemorations of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, a giant six metre, totara ‘Pou Whenua’ – simply known today as the ’Pou Pou’ – was unveiled in Victoria Square. Among those attending was Sir Tipene O’Regan, the chairman of the Ngai Tahu Trust Board. He spoke …