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A 15-metre illuminated bird-spirit sculpture created by Wētā Workshop as Wellington Airport’s new terminal centrepiece.
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Te Manu Muramura – Wellington Airport
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Site-level location · 41.3291° S, 174.8116° E
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The story
Wellington Airport lost its eagles in May 2025. Three months later it unveiled a fifteen-metre illuminated bird spirit in their place.
Te Manu Muramura was revealed on 8 August 2025, made by Wētā Workshop in fibreglass, steel and polycarbonate, and it interprets a local pūrākau – the story of Whātaitai, one of the taniwha whose movement shaped Wellington harbour. The airport's own framing is that it wanted a showpiece telling a uniquely Wellington and New Zealand story rather than a licensed film property.
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Wellington Airport unveiled Te Manu Muramura on 8 August 2025. The 15-metre fibreglass, steel and polycarbonate sculpture interprets the local pūrākau of Whātaitai and remains a prominent terminal centrepiece in 2026.
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Te Manu Muramura is a centrepiece within Wellington Airport’s main passenger terminal. The stored point is a map-checked main-terminal building reference rather than an exact indoor sculpture coordinate. Navigate to Wellington Airport at 28 Stewart Duff Drive using normal terminal access, parking or public transport.
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