Photo: Peter de Graaf
A community mosaic in KaitΔia that sparked protests, a petition and even police complaints when it was demolished almost three years ago has found new life as an outdoor artwork in the tiny Far North town of Broadwood.
The mosaic, which lined a wall on Commerce Street, was created in 1997 by Ahipara artist Jen Gay using tiles made by around 500 local schoolchildren.
However, when the area was redeveloped as a town square in 2023, the mosaic wall was to have been demolished and dumped.
Photo: Peter de Graaf
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