A pro­pos­al was unveiled yes­ter­day for a Weta Work­shop-designed rug­by-themed sculp­ture to grace the city, some­where, In Time For The Rug­by World Cup.

The sculp­ture is high­ly sym­bol­ic, with the Dom­Post pro­vid­ing a list of all the sym­bol­ism, but what does the sculp­ture most resem­ble?

  • A tro­phy for the Wairara­pa Bush under-13’s tour­na­ment?
  • Glo­ri­ous Social­ist Real­ist Sculp­ture to Cel­e­brate Tri­umph of Work­ers over Cap­i­tal­ist Run­ning Dog Ref­er­ee?
  • A made-in-Chi­na knick-knack from “Gifts 4 Men” that you bought your uncle for his man­tel­piece in a moment of despa­ra­tion?
  • A tourist draw­card, on par with Dan­nevirke’s Viking and Ohakune’s giant car­rot?
  • An icon­ic, edgy, world-class trib­ute to the cre­ativ­i­ty, imag­i­na­tion and unique­ness of Welling­ton?
  • A woman-pos­i­tive depic­tion of a labia and vagi­nal open­ing?
  • Maui’s last attempt to escape before being crushed by Hine nui o te po?