If you happen to be wandering around the Wellington waterfront today, you will probably notice something interesting in the Whairepo Lagoon: a BIG octopus.
The creature is one of six installations by Auckland-based video artist Lisa Reihana, which she has created for the Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts.
The series - known as Kura Moana, and on display until Sunday, March 20 - form a kind of treasure hunt across the waterfront, which kids and their parents can take in over a half-hour.
In addition to the blow-up octopus, there's a couple of video installations and a statue of the Polynesian explorer Kupe.
Festival director ngā toi Māori Mere Boynton spoke to Susie Ferguson.
