Sir Colin Meads Statue

Waikato & the Coromandel Peninsula


This statue commemorates the late Sir Colin Meads, a legendary captain of the All Blacks, and regarded as one of New Zealand's finest rugby players. Nicknamed 'Pinetree', and a lifelong resident of Te Kuiti and the King Country, Sir Colin's laconic and pragmatic demeanour means he's also fondly remembered as the quintessential Kiwi – a 'good bugger' in local parlance.


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Nearby Waikato & the Coromandel Peninsula attractions

1. Meads Brothers Exhibition

0.02 MILES

Located in the same building as the Te Kuiti i-SITE, this interesting exhibition of sporting memorabilia is a tribute to Sir Colin Meads and his brother…

2. Te Kuititanga-O-Nga-Whakaaro

0.14 MILES

Te Kuititanga-O-Nga-Whakaaro is a beautiful pavilion of etched-glass, tukutuku (woven flax panels) and wooden carvings that celebrates the town’s history.

3. Big Shearer

0.21 MILES

The 7m-high, 7.5-tonne Big Shearer statue is at the southern end of town.

4. Opapake Pa

5.59 MILES

Near Waitomo Adventures, a steep 20-minute walk leads through bush then along farmland to the abandoned Opapake Pa, where terraces and kumara pits are…

6. Glowworm Cave

6.13 MILES

The guided tour of the Glowworm Cave, which is behind the visitor centre, leads past impressive stalactites and stalagmites into a large cavern known as…

7. Waitomo Caves Visitor Centre

6.15 MILES

The big-three Waitomo Caves are all operated by the same company, based at the spectacular Waitomo Caves Visitor Centre (near the Glowworm Cave). Various…

8. Aranui Cave

6.78 MILES

Three kilometres west from the Glowworm Cave is Aranui Cave. This cave is dry (hence no glowworms) but compensates with an incredible array of limestone…

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