Published 2 years ago

Massive ANZAC carving stands tall in Rissington

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Sculptor Chris Elliott and master carver Hugh Tareha spent six months carving the sculpture in Rissington, Hawke's Bay. The huge redwood tree used to mark the turn off on Soldiers Settlement Road, one of a line planted by a local cocky 120 years ago. The tree branched into two not far up its trunk so having two soldiers worked well, Elliott said.

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Massive ANZAC carving stands tall in Rissington

Two First World War soldiers have emerged from the remnants of a dying redwood at a fork in the road in rural Hawkes Bay. The massive sculpture is a tribute not just to those who went to war from small communities like Rissington but to the present-day locals who have banded together to create the memorial.

2 years ago·New Zealand

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