Community view of Masterton pou

The metal symbols the day they were bolted onto the pou at the northern entrance to Masterton.

"They don't stand out like the big kiwi going into Eketahuna. No, it's not money well spent."

"It looks like no-one could make their mind up so they just threw everything in."

"I reckon they look cool. They look way better then they used to and they'll look even better when they eventually rust."

"If you put all the symbols on top of poles I guess they would stand out but more poles is more money for the tax payer."

"It's good to have sophistication rather than the rugby photo which looked cheap, but the kids in it were cute."

"It's been good watching them go up."

"When I'm driving past I can only spot out the ones across the top."

"I think they look really nice."

"To point out as many symbols as I did just now I would have had to stop the car. You haven't got time to look at them and be able to tell what they are when you're driving."

"I think they're quite cool, but I wouldn't have been able to spot the lighthouse or the koru ."

"If I was driving past I could spot the balloon but that's about it, I think they're a bit dark."

"They need some colour. When you're coming into the Wairarapa you want to see colour. When you see colour it makes you feel positive."

"They're rubbish. They were a waste of money."

"Quite tricky to tell what they are. At a glance, I couldn't name one."

"I think they're too small even though they've been re-made."

"I think they're a bit of a distraction quite honestly because drivers are going to look at them trying to work out what they are."

"When I'm driving past I can only see the balloon."

"You can only see the top ones."

"It's all sort of messy. It looks bitsy if you ask me and doesn't look like it represents Masterton."

"I really only see the shears but the pou at the North end are clearer to make out. The tone is too earthy so they blend into nature. It's a lovely idea but I feel they have gone a bit wrong."

"They are too distracting, you're meant to keep your eyes on the road."

"Unless you know they're there, they aren't obvious. They're a bit out of the way."

"The things on them are too small, they don't stand out."

"When I come up from Carterton I can see the top ones but don't have time to look at them."