WAIHO I TE POTO KAUA I TE TOIROA Let us keep close together, not far apart
This kohatu/toka (rock) called "Maua" represents the ideal state of togetherness and the will to strengthen our communities. It was sculpted by Rangikapuoho (Peiri)
Bailey of Te Atiawa-Ngati Rahiri, the son of Te Upoko Mutu and Whero-o-Te Rangi (Poppy) Bailey. Carved from Taranaki andesite at the Te Kupenga Stone Carving Symposium
on the New Plymouth foreshore in 2009-2010, it portrays the upoko kanohi (face) that is unique to North Taranaki and Te Atiawa Iwi.
Rangi Bailey: "Returning home after spending four years in Australia and two years in Wellington, I observed the many and varied relationships built on in Taranaki
– cross-cultural, marriages, business partnerships and educational achievements."
"The toka's small mouth-large eyes depict the proverb: 'Say little, but observe much'. "The peak at the top of the toka represents Te MaungaTaranaki. The spiritual implication
and significance of the carved upoko (head) on the toka is prominent yet subtly expressed."
"The symmetrical kowhaiwhai pattern on the back is the potae (head covering/scarf) representing the gathering, storing and attainment of knowledge."
"The kereru, a sacred bird of the ngahere (forest), is a curious creature, but also a sentinel and a sign of changing circumstances. Its presence signifies kotahi (asone) - the togetherness of us all."
Rangi Bailey and his parents are close family friends of the Faull family, who share the same Te Atiawa-Ngati Rahiri heritage. The kohutu/toka was acquired by Faull Farms to signify the togetherness of the Faull family and the Tikorangi community, even though family members and whanau live in many parts of New Zealand and the world.
This sculpture is on the dairy farm at Trewithen - Faull Farms, Tikorangi, in North Taranaki, where it is prominently located outside The SuperShed milking complex. It is an important symbol of Faull Farms and the Faull family and is placed where everyone can touch the sculpture as part of a feeling of connection to the land and the Faull Family whakapapa.
The rock sculpture has been erected by the Faull brothers - Allan Maxwell Faull, Richard Lewis Maxwell Faull, Gavin Maxwell Faull, Bernard Maxwell Faull and Nigel Henry Maxwell Faull - in memory and acknowledgement of their tipuna (ancestors) and in particular of their parents Wilfred Lewis and Phyllis Thelma Faull.
The sculpture was blessed on 23rd May 2014 by Archdeacon Tikituturangi Raumati, Whero-o-Te Rangi Bailey and Archdeacon Bernard Faull.
