Created by one of New Zealand's most well-known contemporary artists, Michael Parekōwhai, the 8.5-metre-high sculpture takes the shape of a full-scale, classic 1950s state house. There are weatherboards, windows, shutters, a brick chimney and a burnt-red front door. But inside, instead of domestic furnishings and other signs of suburban life, there is an installation of neon lights and a highly polished stainless steel sculpture titled, The English Channel, which depicts Captain Cook perched on a stool, looking down in contemplation.