A Māori Figure in a Kaitaka Cloak (formerly known as Maori Warrior), by Molly Macalister is a bronze sculpture located on Quay Street, across from the Auckland Ferry Terminal in New Zealand.

"[1] While artists typically worked independently on commissioned pieces at the time, Macalister collaborated closely with local iwi Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, who supported the final design.

[5] Macalister spent two years developing the sculpture, drafting multiple preliminary sketches, pausing work due to debates over its design, and engaging in extensive consultations with Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei.

The first sketch that Macalister presented to the City Council depicted a warrior wearing a knee-length cloak, standing with feet apart in a commanding stance, and holding a taiaha (wooden spear) across his chest.

[6] While today, Macalister is praised for conveying a deep respect for her subjects, shaping her sculptures to connote quiet power and strength, responses to her work at the time were not as favourable.

[8] Some council members were in favour of a warrior delivering a speech on a marae, while others preferred a fighting stance, both ideas revealing the 'traditional attitude' of a Māori person that was typically portrayed at the time.