A campaign has been started to keep Whanganui's driftwood moa in the city.
The giant moa was made by local driftwood sculptor Jack Marsden Mayer, and has been on loan to the Whanganui i-Site for a year.
Now the moa's time is up, and a public campaign has started to enable the moa to be purchased and gifted to the Whanganui Regional Museum.
"I could easily sell it," Mr Marsden Mayer said. "But I would like it to stay in Whanganui, if at all possible."
Whanganui artist Rachael Garland was inspired to take action when she learned the moa may have to leave Whanganui if Mr Marsden Mayer sells it. Ms Garland's art studio is very close to the moa's location outside the i-Site, and she sees locals and visitors interacting with it.