Michael Parekowhai - The Lighthouse Photo: Auckland Council
Aucklanders are divided on a brand new piece of public art at Queens Wharf.
Michael Parekowhai's 'The Lighthouse' is a two-storey weatherboard house that closely resembles the old-style New Zealand state house.
Some believe it's an obscenity at a time when people are literally going homeless for lack of state housing, while others see it as a pointed comment on Auckland's housing crisis.
Professor of Art Linda Tyler gives Jesse Mulligan her view
Associate Professor Linda Tyler is Director of the Centre for Art Studies at The University of Auckland, where she teaches, writes, and curates exhibitions at the Gus Fisher Gallery.