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?