Monday morning on the waterfront

 The author of the famous glowing string display originally commissioned for the opening of Te Papa in 1998 is Maureen Lander. [1, 2]

Her landmark installation, titled String Games, features giant, ultra-violet (UV) light illuminated replicas of customary Māori string games (whai) made from fluorescent rope. [1, 2]

Evidently the Lion was in the zoo early 20 th century.