61. BELL AND WINDOW

On the West wall of the nave is this special ‘Union Rotoiti’ bell, in memory of employees of the Union Steam Ship Company. The Signature Window by the North West stairs celebrates the various stages in the building of the Cathedral.    PLAN

62. NAVE NORTH WALL

The windows of the North nave were designed by Robert Ellis. The Māori and Polynesian influences are clear in these windows.

63. NORTH WINDOWS DETAIL I

It is interesting to study these windows and their pictorial telling of the Gospel. Perhaps here from left, the Creation, the Parable of the Loaves and Fishes, the Crucifixion, and the Last Supper.

64. NORTH WINDOWS DETAIL II

These next four windows form a connected group. I can find no explanation for these windows, but suspect they may tell the story of Christianity coming to the New Zealand Māori people.

65. WINDOW AND FONT

At the front of the nave there is a final North window and a modern font next to a Paschal candle. The font was designed and made by Ann Robinson. It comprises four pieces of glass, is hand shaped and crafted, and weighs a metric tonne. The window depicts the coming of the Holy Spirit.

66. ACROSS TO THE SOUTH

We now move across the front of the nave to the South windows. The native kauri altar was a gift from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Auckland.

67. SOUTH WINDOWS

The windows of the West nave were designed by Shane Cotton. They follow the story of God’s redeeming actions with his people through history.

68. SOUTH NAVE WINDOWS I

The windows show from left: the Agnus Dei – Lamb with Flag, Adam and Eve, the Fall, Exodus wanderings, and the Ten Commandments.

69. SOUTH NAVE WINDOWS II

The Old Testament story continues with the Old Testament prophets and prophecies of God’s plan for salvation, and the coming of Christ as the Way, the Truth and the Life. The final window refers to St John the Baptist.

70. GREAT WEST WINDOW

The great West window was designed by Nigel Brown, and is said to be the largest expanse of stained glass in the southern hemisphere. The window has a Māori/Polynesian side and a European side, with the risen Christ in the centre crowned by a seven-petalled flower depicting the seven days of creation. This completes our tour of Holy Trinity Cathedral.