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Source: ONE News
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New Zealand's leading outdoor sculpture exhibition is underway on Waiheke Island in Auckland, but did not manage to escape the wrath of Cyclone Wilma.
Tens of thousands of people are expected over the coming weeks to attend Headland Sculpture on Hauraki Gulf, where some of New Zealand's leading artists have left their mark on the landscape.
The exhibition was closed today after a slip blocked a part of the walkway, but will be open again tomorrow.
Project director Juliet Monaghan said the exhibition was a chance to prove wrong those who believed that Auckland lacked culture.
"I disagree strongly. I think they should come and see Headlands Sculpture on the Gulf - you'd discover an abundance of creativity," Monaghan said.
There are close to 40 sculptures along a two kilometre coastal walkway, but it is the piece The Tangler's Cave by artist Dennis O'Connor that has been judged the best.
Based around a horse float, O'Connor made sure the work suited its surroundings.
"You sight this from a distance - I think we've all seen a horse float parked in a paddock in the long grass, and so it's not intimidating. It's part of the visual landscape," said O'Connor.
The exhibition runs on Waiheke Island for the next three weeks.
All the works are also up for sale.
