0 0 2 . ▁ ▁Hot ere ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁aged ▁ 8 1 ▁and ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his ▁daughter ▁Andrea , ▁three ▁m ok op una ▁( grand children ) ▁and ▁also ▁his ▁third ▁wife ▁Mary . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁Mit im iti . ▁ ▁Hot ere ▁Garden ▁O put ae ▁Hot ere ' s ▁former ▁studio ▁was ▁on ▁land ▁at ▁the ▁tip ▁of ▁Observ ation ▁Point , ▁the ▁large ▁bl uff ▁over looking ▁the ▁Port ▁Chal mers ▁container ▁terminal . ▁When ▁the ▁port ' s ▁facilities ▁were ▁expanded , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁bl uff ▁was ▁removed , ▁including ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁Hot ere ' s ▁studio ▁( after ▁str enu ous ▁ob jection ▁from ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁town ' s ▁residents ). ▁Part ▁of ▁the ▁bl uff ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁removed ▁portion ▁is ▁now ▁an ▁award - win ning ▁sculpt ure ▁garden , ▁the ▁Hot ere ▁Garden ▁O put ae , ▁organ ised ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁by ▁Hot ere ▁and ▁featuring ▁works ▁by ▁both ▁him ▁and ▁by ▁other ▁noted ▁New ▁Zealand ▁modern ▁sculpt ors . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Works ▁at ▁Christ ch urch ▁Art ▁Gallery ▁Te ▁P una ▁o ▁W ai wh et ū ▁Works ▁at ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Te ▁Papa ▁T ong are wa ▁A uck land ▁Art ▁Gallery ▁To i ▁o ▁T ā m aki : ▁Works ▁by ▁Ralph ▁Hot ere ▁Major ▁over view ▁from ▁Art ▁New ▁Zealand ▁magazine ▁New ▁Zealand