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Te Rou Kai / Pipi Beds creatively reflect the history of what was once Aucklands original shoreline. Carved basalt sculptures, paving stones with small stainless steel pipi shells and 24 pop-jet fountains decorate the south-eastern corner of Takutai Square in Britomart, celebrating the past life of this location.
This site was where the harbour and foreshore once was, an area that was also a rich food source for Māori before colonisation. The 16 boulders, which were carved in collaboration with local Māori artists from Ngāti Whātua, are inscribed with motifs and placed in a loose grid formation.
The water of the pop-jet fountains mimics the squirting shellfish that were once common in the former pipi bed, called Te Rou Kai. The stainless steel pipi are life-sized and embedded in the concrete that people walk on every day.
This site was where the harbour and foreshore once was, an area that was also a rich food source for Māori before colonisation. The 16 boulders, which were carved in collaboration with local Māori artists from Ngāti Whātua, are inscribed with motifs and placed in a loose grid formation.
The water of the pop-jet fountains mimics the squirting shellfish that were once common in the former pipi bed, called Te Rou Kai. The stainless steel pipi are life-sized and embedded in the concrete that people walk on every day.
Getting there Te huarahi ki reira
It's a 5 minute walk from Britomart station.
Local tip He tīwhiri mō te rohe
Take a 9 minute walk to Te Wharekura to deepen your knowledge of Māori cultural history of the waterfront and central city.