Taupō: New Zealand dinosaur sculpture Boom Boom fuels debate

The seven-metre tall sauropod sculpture - named Boom Boom - has divided local opinion.
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But one word Boom Boom, a seven-metre tall stainless steel dinosaur sculpture in New Zealand, could never be associated with is "boring".
Just days after the sauropod statue was installed in Taupō Sculpture Park, in the scenic centre of New Zealand's North Island, Boom Boom has already prompted heated debate among locals.
The artist - and the team that commissioned it - say that's exactly the point.
The mirror-finish sculpture was commissioned by the Taupō Sculpture Trust and created by Slovenian-born artist Gregor Kregar.
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