Hairy Maclary & Friends Tauranga Waterfront Sculpture Project

Sculptures of Hairy Maclary, Scarface Claw, Slinky Malinki, Hercules Morse, Muffin McLay, Bottomley Potts, Schnitzel von Krumm, Bitzer Maloney and Zachary Quack are all ready to be installed on Tauranga's redeveloped waterfront.

Fundraising for this unique project has been undertaken over the last two years and thanks to the assistance of many, we are nearly there!  With $430,000 having been raised so far - we have seen NZ step up and generously contribute to this public art installation. 

We need a little more so that we can bring these precious pooches home for you to enjoy.  Our goal is to have these bronze beauties installed by Easter this year.

Your donation is gratefully received and will help this national treasure become a reality - an iconic attraction for local and international tourists alike, and a fitting tribute to Dame Lynley's work.

See more at: http://www.hairymaclarysculptures.org.nz

THE AUTHOR Dame Lynley Dodd is one of New Zealand's best-selling children's authors and illustrators. Millions of copies of her rhyming picture books featuring the irresistible Hairy Maclary, Slinky Malinki and friends have been published worldwide. Born in Rotorua, Dame Lynley has lived in Tauranga for the past 20 years with her husband Tony and their Burmese cat.

A Winning Way In 1999, Lynley Dodd became the ninth recipient of the Margaret Mahy Award and Dame Lynley received a Distinguished Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit (DNZM) on New Years Eve in 2001 for "services to children's literature and book illustration" .'Lynley Dodd is not only a gifted artist but she also has a love of language and a flair for writing... her books are of classic standard and will continue to excite young listeners and readers as well as their parents,' wrote Tom Fitzgibbon in his book Beneath Southern Skies (1993).

THE SCULPTOR Brigitte Wuest is a world-class sculptor who chose to come to New Zealand to work with Weta Workshop. In 1999 Brigitte and her family moved to New Zealand, where she joined the Art Department for Lord of the Rings. A lead sculptor with Weta Workshop over the past 12 years, Brigitte was the head sculptor for all three award-winning Lord of the Rings films and designer and sculptor on The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. She was also involved with the hit motion picture King Kong as the creature designer and sculptor and created the bronze statue of Riff Raff from the Rocky Horror Show, which was unveiled in Hamilton in 2004.