A limited and finite collection of works acknowledging the origins of the Studio based on the later works of Paul Dibble before he died (2023). They predominately feature the kōwhai flower and huia bird.

As well as being iconic symbols of New Zealand, the huia is a particularly poignant symbol of not just beauty but of loss, as they were hunted to extinction. Their feathers indicated mana when worn on the head by Māori and Victorian collectors prized them as specimens. They were last seen in the Tararua ranges, not far from where the Dibble Studio workshop is located.

Columns where birds perch describe the architecture of a young country, not Doric columns but a rugged stump sprouting ferns and growth.

The return of native birds to cities is a change that has been achieved by an active program of fencing areas for sanctuary, planting natives and eradicating introduced predators. Sculptures with buildings and birds emphasise these ideas of a new structure to cities with an integrated presence of the natural world.

Kawakawa are known medicinal plants. Insects feeding on the leaves, producing the characteristic small holes, stimulate the plant to produce secondary compounds which aid healing.

Kingfishers stand as symbols of freedom, courage and free spirit. Ubiquitous in their habitats they tend to be in estuaries, in open or semi-open land perching on banks or standing trees. They have a distinctive silhouette, hunched ready to dive with their dramatic hunting techniques.