Statue of John Robert Godley

Statue of John Robert Godley
Godley Statue in 2019
Statue of John Robert Godley is located in New Zealand
Statue of John Robert Godley
Statue of John Robert Godley
ArtistThomas Woolner
Year1865 (1865)
Catalogue3666
MediumBronze
SubjectJohn Robert Godley
DesignationCategory I historic place
LocationCathedral Square, Christchurch
Coordinates43°31′51″S 172°38′10″E / 43.53096°S 172.63599°E / -43.53096; 172.63599
Godley Statue in 2005 in front of the ChristChurch Cathedral. The tower in the background was demolished after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.

The Godley Statue is a bronze statue situated in Cathedral Square in Christchurch, New Zealand. It commemorates the "Founder of Canterbury" John Robert Godley. It was the first statue portraying a person in New Zealand. The statue fell off its plinth in the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake and time capsules were discovered inside the plinth. It was four years before the statue was returned to its position.