This pare was carved by Dennis Conway for the entrance to the New Zealand Arthropod Collection (Te Aitanga a Pepeke o Aotearoa) at the Tāmaki Landcare Research facility in Auckland. It depicts the creation of various creatures including pekepeke or insects.
Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research acknowledge the assistance of their local hapū Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei in the creation of this pare.