Duncan Smith

Re my last letter:

I felt very strongly that a hideous hulk of rusting metal, blotting out the sun, does not represent New Zealand's iconic kiwi — that small, warm, fluffy little bird living on our doorstep in our beautiful green forests and reserves.

To my mind, this monstrosity belongs in some glitzy, sterile, concrete jungle of a city, as a monument to their god — the almighty $$$$ — Not in the unique, wholesome natural environment that makes Whakatāne such a special place to live.

Why should a sculpture supposedly celebrating our natural heritage look so completely at odds with the very nature it's intended to represent