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Pukenamu Queen’s Park

ukenamu rises above the city and invites a stroll to explore its historic buildings, art works and monuments. The park, a former battleground, includes the Veterans Steps designed by Henry Monk Helms – the architect relinquished his career not long after losing the commission for the Sarjeant Gallery, which also resides here. The neoclassical white-domed building crowns the

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