1st July 2017
TiekeJacob Chrisohoou has a number of painted utility boxes around the suburbs of Rotorua. This is the second we have featured on the map, his painting of a Tieke (or Saddleback).
1st July 2017
RuruIs it possible to have too many native bird murals? We don't think so! This is a Ruru (or Morepork) painted by Jeremy Shirley on a wall just off Karangahape Road in Auckland. Marker number 860 on the map.
2nd July 2017
Tongue of the DogA gift to Hamilton City by philanthropic arts group Mesh Sculpture Hamilton, Tongue of the Dog by Michael Parekowhai stands 8m high with the 'tongue' pouring forth from the sculpture from 4.5m up into a shallow pool below. The sculpture can be found outside the entrance to the Waikato Museum.
2nd July 2017
Henderson Valley RoadWe want to check this for accuracy. We believe the artist for this painted transformer is Cliff Uepa but as there is no signature on the artwork we are not 100% sure. If anyone knows for certain please drop us a message.
2nd July 2017
Reconciliation BridgeWho knew you could turn a bridge into a sculpture! Reconciliation Bridge over the Opanuku Stream is by Neil Miller and allows the viewer to move through the sculpture and enjoy the artwork from different perspectives.
3rd July 2017
Emperor PenguinsFinally got a chance to visit this wall outside a private residence on Albany Highway. This cool mural of Emperor Penguins is by Paul Walsh. Paul has original artwork for sale on his website at Paul Walsh or you can organise a unique mural for your own home.
4th July 2017
B J Ball buildingIn all our years in Auckland we must have literally driven passed this mural on the B J Ball building a thousand times but never really noticed it. The mural was designed in 1959 by Milan Mrkusich who is recognised as one of New Zealand highly respected abstract artists. Made from thousands of glass and ceramic tiles it is seen as a piece of Aucklands artistic heritage.
4th July 2017
Void IIThe grounds of the TSB Bank Wallace Art Centre are home to a collection of publicly accessible sculptures. Void II by Ramon Robertson is from a series of artworks that explore human interaction with the urban environment.
6th July 2017
Port FitzroyMonique Endt sent us this mural she has painted at Port Fitzroy on Great Barrier Island. As she could not supply the exact GPS co-ordinates the location on our map is the 'general' area. It is a huge mural so if you are visiting Port Fitzroy we are sure you won't be able to miss it, and when you find it maybe you could send in the accurate location.
6th July 2017
Hairy MaclaryThe Hairy Maclary sculpture by Brigitte Wuest on Tauranga's downtown waterfront brings to life the characters of Dame Lynley Dodd from her series of children's picture books 32 years after Hairy Maclary was first introduced to New Zealand children.
7th July 2017
British and Irish Lions tourOne for the British and Irish Lions tour, painted on a wall behind a bar in Kingsland. A collaboration between Adore and Taker.
9th July 2017
Charlotte HawleyAdded a new featured artist to the website. #96 is Charlotte Hawley is an Auckland based artist with a distinctive black and white line based style. Find more of her work at Charlotte Hawley
9th July 2017
Second art trailWith our second art trail now available on the website we have added a menu item to access the trails. When viewing the trail click on the markers to see the artwork with a brief description.
10th July 2017
City ParksA smashing mural by Louis Statham painted on the side of the City Parks building in Onehunga. This is part of a much larger mural showing the Auckland Domain with the War Memorial Museum, duck pond and the Band Rotunda.
11th July 2017
Pupuke to the SeaPupuke to the Sea is by Jeff Thomson. Jeff is best known for his corrugated iron kiwiana sculptures (his corrugated iron HQ Holden Stationwagon is on permanent display at Te Papa). Here he uses steel panels painted with images of Auckland's North Shore centering aroiund Lake Pupuke and the Takapuna shoreline.
11th July 2017
TuiA beautifully painted Tui on a utility box in Takanini. While we love finding this kind of art on our streets we also want to give credit to the artists here and on our website. In this case there seems to be no signature so if anyone can help out with the artists name please drop us a line.
13th July 2017
Mountain FountainMost Aucklanders (especially the skateboarders among us) would be familiar with Mountain Fountain by Terry Stringer as it once stood prominently in Aotea Square. The redevelopment of the square in 2008 saw it put into storage however it later found a new home outside the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Parnell. Not quite as popular a place for the skateboarders though.
13th July 2017
Hurstmere GreenMade from basalt this piece in Hurstmere Green, Takapuna by Brett Graham recounts the myth surrounding the creation of Lake Pupuke and Rangitoto. The artwork is made up of several pieces, the basalt wall tells the tale while two other pieces show Rangitoto and Lake Pupuke in relief form, the depression of Lake Pupuke also acts as a water fountain.
14th July 2017
RongoCreated by master carver Whare Thompson in Hinuera stone Rongo is the protector of crops and provider of abundant harvest. He can be found on the banks of the Opanuku Stream in west Auckland. Updated the map with a better photo used with kind permission of the artist.
15th July 2017
Stevens AdamsAnother famous Kiwi from Rotorua - Stevens Adams, painted by Chris Newman. Steven looks a little younger and markedly different from his current persona.
15th July 2017
WaiakeA Maori legend tells the tale of the creation of the Tor at Waiake. Moeora a beautiful young girl would sit on the edge of the cliff at Waiake singing with the Tuis until one day the cliff gave way beneath her causing her to fall to her death on the rocks below. A mural at the Torbay shopping centre by Johnny Mulvay incorporates this legend as well as children's drawings and images of the bay from the 19th century.
15th July 2017
Te Pumanawa o Te Whenua - Beat ConnectionOn the grass outside the Claudelands Arena in East Hamilton stands Te Pumanawa o Te Whenua - Beat Connection by Seung Yul Oh. The design of the sculpture resembles a heart beat graph and represents the role the arena plays as the life and centre of many community activities.
16th July 2017
Keeping Your Head Above WaterMarker #880 on the map is this mural titled Keeping Your Head Above Water by Mica Still. You will need to explore the back alleyways of Mt Maunganui to find the mural but don't worry, you will find a few other fantastic murals along the way.
17th July 2017
Maungarei EavesdropThis is Maungarei Eavesdrop by Denis O'Connor, four bluestone basalt boulders recovered from the Mt Wellington Quarry. A short poem has been sandblasted into the stone and reads, “It is just that my feet are cold and that of my class at school I remember thirty-two names and that I feel the sunshine when you touch me and that unspeakable colours of fish swimming the sea by my bed.”. The letters of the poem form a continuous ribbon from boulder to boulder evenly spaced and without punctuation. The sculpture comments on the desecration of one of Auckland's volcanic maunga.
18th July 2017
Shelly BeachWe have some pretty colourful toilet blocks around New Zealand, this one at Shelly Beach is one of our favourites. Painted by Helen Beach in 2012.
20th July 2017
Manukau Supa CentreAnother mural (well two actually) that needs a slidehow because a single shot can't capture it all. Painted by students from the Faculty of Creative Arts, MIT with assistance from The Good, The Bad an independent, artist-run gallery in Tāmaki, East Auckland. Can be seen in the walkways at the Manukau Supa Centre.
20th July 2017
Beach Haven WharfUpdated the Beach Haven Wharf mural marker on Rangitira Rd with a better photo and also to add Neil Coleman as the artist.
21st July 2017
The Birth of VenusOn the side of Harrington House in Tauranga is Owen Dippie's rendition of The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli. The larger than life mural is 27 metres tall and spans seven stories.
21st July 2017
Tiberius the Titirangi MouseUpdate a marker on the map to give credit to the artist. This box was painted by Edith Diggle from the 1969 children's book 'Tiberius the Titirangi Mouse' by Patricia Ross and original illustrator Cathy Penetito. Edith became the illustrator on the 2015 follow up book 'Tiberius the Titirangi Mouse has more adventures'.
22nd July 2017
TaniwhaOn a specially created wall along the Northwest cycleway heading toward Te Atatu but just before the Whau River bridge is this mural of a Taniwha designed by Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki carver Reuben Kirkwood.
23rd July 2017
Little BullLittle Bull by Molly Macalister was the winning entry in a competition organised by the Hamilton Jaycee Incorporated in February 1967 to commemorate the 1964 centennial of the city of Hamilton.
23rd July 2017
Herd of Cows?Without any nearby mountains, lakes or thermal pools Morrinsville needed a point of difference. So a Herd of Cows? painted by local, and invited, artists moo-ved into town. This is Kiwiana, cow #9, painted by Aaron Smith.
24th July 2017
Sir Edmund HillaryFrom Paeroa, a new mural painted in 2017 by Taker One. The photo realistic mural celebrates one of our best known personalities, Sir Edmund Hillary.
24th July 2017
Paeroa MuseumAlso from Paeroa is this older mural outside the Paeroa Museum. Painted in 1994 by local artist Cassandra Crowe from an old photograph showing a scene at the Junction Wharf in Paeroa before 1900.
25th July 2017
OrewaIn 2009 visiting Japanese pop artist Jun Arita lent a hand to beautify the streets of Orewa. Hand painting the transformer took a few months of on and off work but the paints used have stood the test of time.
26th July 2017
Sir Howard Morrison OBEMarker number 900 on the map is this piece of cabinet art on Rimu St, Rotorua. The painting by Chris Newman celebrates one of Rotorua's great sons, entertainer Sir Howard Morrison OBE.
27th July 2017
Dream Vortex and Abundance BasketDream Vortex and Abundance Basket created by Caroline Robinson are a duo of woven steel sculptures nestled into and beneath a Pohutukawa tree. This installation can be viewed at The District sculpture park at Auckland Airport.
27th July 2017
Catherine PlazaKakano Youth Arts Collective is a group of young people in West Auckland mentored by professional artists and tutors from Unitec. Together they have been beautifying Henderson and New Lynn with some colourful murals. This mural can be found in Catherine Plaza at West City.
27th July 2017
Regan GentryUpdated our information for Regan Gentry. This mural is called 'Learning Your Stripes' and depicts the military ribbons that decorate service medals in the sequence of the campaigns in which New Zealand military groups have served. It can be found in Papatoetoe.
28th July 2017
Captain John Fane Charles HamiltonThe city of Hamilton was named after Captain John Fane Charles Hamilton. A captain in the Royal Navy Hamilton was sent to New Zealand in 1863 during the New Zealand Wars, he died in 1864 after receiving a head wound at the Battle of Gate Pa. This sculpture of Captain Hamilton stands in Civic Square outside the Hamilton City Council buildings.
28th July 2017
Rotary ManAdded another of Bruce Harpers 'pipe men' sculptures from Thames. The photo is used by kind permission of Althea Barker author of Thames Memorials and Plaques.
28th July 2017
Colour HarmonicsAlso from Thames is Colour Harmonics by Michael Smither CNZM. This sculpture can be found along the Thames coastal walkway by following the Underfoot Gallery which is a series of pavement paintings along the Thames sea wall.
28th July 2017
Under the SeaUnder the Sea is by graffiti artist Rame from France. Painted in December 2015 on the Mount Pharmacy alleyway wall, Mt Maunganui.
30th July 2017
Central Park DrAnother Doug Ford painted utility box added to the map taking the number of markers for Doug to 25. Can be found on the corner of Te Pai Place and Central Park Dr in Henderson.
30th July 2017
Dominion RoadThis mural can be found as you head down Dominion Road just before the intersection with Valley Road. It is signed as Deus who we believe is Elliot Frances Stewart, it certainly looks like his style of art. Can anyone confirm or correct this?This mural can be found as you head down Dominion Road just before the intersection with Valley Road. It is signed as Deus who we believe is Elliot Frances Stewart, it certainly looks like his style of art. Can anyone confirm or correct this?
30th July 2017
The Pioneer, Maui’s bird and the Earthly StarThe Pioneer, Maui’s bird and the Earthly Star by Sean Crawford. The sculpture is made from laser cut steel patterns formed into the shape of three sheep. The pattern of the white sheep is the Clematis flower (Pauwananga), the black sheep is made from Tieke (saddleback) while the pattern for the silver sheep is the monoplane built by New Zealand's first aviator Richard Pearse.
31st July 2017
Victoria StMore abstract arty goodness from Jeremy Shirley, this time in an alley off Victoria St in Hamilton. View more of his work at Jeremy Shirley
31st July 2017
Porcelain PohutukawaStill catching up with all of Paul's work, this one, Porcelain Pohutukawa, is #38, find them all at Paul Walsh With 3 now at the same intersection in Grey Lynn (Porcelain Pohutukawa, Menswear Dog and Tarapunga) it is worth a visit just to check them out.