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Find out about the Godwit Sculpture, what the inscriptions are, any history about it, photos and an interactive location map.

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A bronze figure set on a concrete pedestal and inscribed "The Godwit", this sculpture was executed by Frank Szirmay.

Inscription

The godwit is one of New Zealand's most widely travelled birds, migrating to and from the wildlife reserve adjacent to the airfield. A stylised form of the godwit was the symbol of the former national airline, NAC.

New Zealand National Airways presented the sculpture to the Hawke's Bay Airport Authority in 1977 to mark the city's centennial and the carrier's 20th year of service to the region.

C W Mace
Chairman
Date: 18.5.1977
D A Patterson
CBE, MBE, MIL FRAES

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At the approach to Hawke's Bay Airport, Napier

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