1:10 Take a pew and relax
A network of specially designed public benches is being created to encourage people to sit, slow down, reflect on life and take in the view.
The ambitious goal is to install one thousand benches or paererewā in notable spots across Aotearoa which will still be around in a thousand years' time.
They're not your average bench seat - they're works of art and some of the first designs have been unveiled at the Aotearoa Art Fair in Auckland.
The project is the collective brainchild of three entrepreneurs including Student Volunteer Army founder Sam Johnson. Visit www.paererewa.org.nz If you'd like to know more.
Paererewā is a project where specially-designed public benches are being created to encourage people to sit, slow down, reflect on life and take in the view. Photo: Paererewa
