Our Lady of Lourdes is an outdoor statue of the Virgin Mary, located in Paraparaumu, New Zealand.
It was built by Dutch artist Martin Roestenberg in 1958 after being commissioned by Catholic parish priest Father J.S.
The statue has a crown of 17 lights that give the appearance of a halo at night, which is visible for kilometres.
Our Lady of Lourdes was built by Dutch artist Martin Roestenberg in 1958 after being commissioned by Catholic parish priest Father J.S.
[4] In order to protect it from weather and vandalism, several layers of fibreglass were eventually added to the statue.
[5] In 2009 it was reported that the statue was leaning over, and it was found that the hardwood posts supporting it had rotted; they were replaced with tanalised timber, and four concrete piles were also added.