![]() ![]() ![]() Brigitte took the two dimensional characters and re-created them in three, under Dame Lynley Dodd’s watchful gaze. Now locals and visitors alike can enjoy these stunning life sized sculptures, that were lovingly crafted by Brigitte Wuest, lead sculptor for none other than Sir Peter Jackson at Weta Works in Wellington. A fitting home for the sculptures given that creator Lynley Dodd has spent most of her life here in Tauranga. The five year project had finally been realised and Prime Minister John Key attended the gala opening along with a 300-strong crowd. In 2015 Hairy Maclary author Dame Lynley Dodd declared herself humbled and overwhelmed when statues of her world famous story book characters were opened on the waterfront in Downtown Tauranga. “Out of the gate and off for a walk went Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy.” ![]()
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