1st September 2019
Great North Rd12In 2014, artist Numa Mackenzie (Numa Natures Gentleman) painted this Vector Limited box on Great North Road in Avondale, as part of the inaugural Whau Arts Festival. Due to a local complaint, it was painted over the next day. Five years on, the same artwork was put back up again - again by Numa and again for the Whau Arts Festival. The text and photos are used with the kind permission of Vector Limited
2nd September 2019
Clockwork ChickenThis Clockwork Chicken was painted by an unknown artist on a Chorus cabinet outside the Calvary Baptist Church on Maunu Rd, Whangarei. Photo kindly supplied by shadows_surgeon
3rd September 2019
Hawes StIn 2016 Caitlin Moloney painted several KiwiRail signal control boxes around the Waikato Region. This one is found on Hawes St in the small town of Waharoa just north of Matamata.
4th September 2019
Cheeky KeaOn this Chorus cabinet on Main North Rd in Papanui, Christchurch, artist Joel Hart makes reference to the Kea, the New Zealand alpine parrot well known for their inquisitive behaviour and their attraction to car parks in tourist hotspots around the central South Island. Thanks to Phil Le Cren for the use of this photo.
5th September 2019
RanuiA recently painted mural from Kakano Youth Arts Collective adds a ray of sunshine to the shopping area at Ranui.
6th September 2019
Hectors DolphinsEndemic to New Zealand the Hector's Dolphin can only found in the inshore waters of New Zealand. Named after Sir James Hector these Dolphin are actually made up of two sub-species, the South Island species which ranges around most of the South Island and the critcially endangered Maui Dolphin which is only found off the West Coast of the North Island. This mural of these wonderful dolphins can be found on the toilet block of the Warrington Recreation Reserve north of Dunedin. Thanks to Sam and Paul Corliss for sending in this photograph.
7th September 2019
Kohimarama RdThe streets of Auckland are covered by the artworks of Doug Ford, from Manurewa in the south to Ranui in the West you can find a utility box or a large wall mural painted by this creative artist. Trying to find them all is a mission in itself with his paintings being so widespread across the city. This is now the 35th artwork that we have found and added to the map, you can see this one on Kohimarama Rd outside Selwyn College.
8th September 2019
What we ThinkTaupo Graffiato festival curator TrustMe (Ross Liew) continues a thought provoking theme with this mural painted for the 2016 event.
9th September 2019
Walker CresIn 2010 local artist Trent Morgan was commissioned by the NZTA to paint a mural for the SH1 Kamo Bypass project. This talented artist produced a two sided mural on the walls of the Walker Crescent underpass that is a true stand-out that brings life to what would have otherwise been grey concrete walls and a magnet for anti-social tagging. Photo provided by shadows_surgeon
10th September 2019
Te Ara O WhekeThe Canterbury town of Lyttelton lost the historical Albion Hotel due to irreparable damage from the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. On the site of the old hotel a new public town square was created and this waharoa or carved gateway was installed. The waharoa named 'Te Ara O Wheke' is the creation of master carver Caine Tauwhare from the Whakaraupo Carving Centre. Photo kindly supplied by Deon de Clercq
11th September 2019
Phoenix Lane3Andrew J Steel returned to Mt Maunganui for the 2017 Street Prints Mauao festival to paint more of his off centre cartoon creations.
12th September 2019
SunflowersAnne McDonald has good portfolio of Chorus cabinets mostly in Christchurch but also in Timaru and, painted with Bruce Greig in Hamilton as well. This one, of some colourful sunflowers can be found on Grimseys Road, Redwood, Christchurch. Photo used with kind permission of Phil Le Cren.
13th September 2019
Magilla Gorilla and Lippy the LionOn this wall in Royal Oak, Auckland, members of the DMN crew bring back memories of two old Hannah-Barbera cartoon characters. Do you remember Magilla Gorilla? What about Lippy the Lion?
14th September 2019
Waikato River BridgeThe Tuakau Bridge crosses the Waikato River just south of the Taukau township. An older wooden bridge was opened on this spot in 1902 but after a section of this bridge collapsed in 1929 a new 230m long concrete bridge was built to replace it, opening to the public in 1933. This mural by Brigitta Bell (@manabelldesign) was painted to recognise the importance of the bridge to the towns history.
15th September 2019
Tribute to HundertwasserFriedensreich Hundertwasser was the pseudonym of artist and architect Friedrich Stowasser. Although well known in his adopted home of New Zealand for his standout creation of the public toilets in the Northland town of Kawakawa most of his notable buildings were designed for his birth place of Austria. This mural titled 'Tribute to Hundertwasser' was created by Tutukaka artist Carolyn Radford in 2015 as her way to support the Hundertwasser Wairoa Maori Arts Center project, the mural can be found in the Whangarei CBD on Rathbone St. Photo by shadows_surgeon
16th September 2019
Ginger CatSometimes paintings on Chorus cabinets disappear for some reason or another, an over zealous maintenance crew might paint the cabinet green again or perhaps a car accident means the cabinet needs to be replaced. We are not sure what happened to this Ginger Cat by 'CH' but the painting used up all its nine lives and is no longer there. It has however been replaced by the 'Pugs' painting by Anne McDonald that we posted about on August 12th. Thanks to Phil Le Cren 'Ginger Cat' lives on and you will be able to find it on our 'Lost Art' map ()
17th September 2019
Dublin BayOver the course of 15 years Broad Bay artist John Noakes painted 65 bus stop shelters in and around the city of Dunedin. A few of them have been lost to time and progress but this shelter is still going strong. The mural can be found on Portobello Road between MacAndrew Bay and Company Bay. Photo by Denise Donovan
18th September 2019
Per Capita'Per Capita', part of the Wellington City Sculpture Walk, was created by Wellington artist and author Cathryn Monro in 2006. The sculpture is made up of four weathered steel plates that stand 4 metres tall on the corner of Cable Street and Tory Street. Each piece takes the form of a head in portrait view with two pieces cut out from a square creating 'negative' portraits. Photo by Deon de Clercq
19th September 2019
Haupapa StWe are a bit late adding this one to the map as it has already been painted over, for historical purposes we still keep a record of it though. This is one of the small power boxes found on the streets of the Rotorua CBD. Painted by Susan Stanway and Jill Walker in 2010 this was found on Haupapa St, the power box is still there, now with a painting by @Paul X Walsh.
20th September 2019
NamuheiriroThis mural painted by Brigita Bell (@manabelldesign) can be found on the carpark wall of the shops at the corner of George St and Buckland Rd in Tuakau. The painting features Namuheiriro Island which is a small island in the Waikato River delta just down stream from the Tuakau River bridge. Our thanks to Jessica Webb for taking this photo for us.
21st September 2019
The ProofThis wall on Service Lane 4 in Taupo has been glomourised by a number of artist for the Graffiato Taupo festival. We are not sure whether all these pieces were painted at the same time or whether they have been added over the years. Some of the artists involved are Xoe Hall, Sean Duffell and Dager (Nigel Roberts).
22nd September 2019
The Mouth of the SunThe movement of the sun across the sky from winter to summer solstice is referred to by Maori as Te Waha-nui-i-te-ra (The Mouth of the Sun). At winter solstice the sun is welcomed by his wife the winter maiden Hinetakurua (the star known as Sirius) and at the summer solstice by his summer wife Hineraumati. This chorus cabinet was painted by students from Papakura Intermediate to represent the suns walk across the sky with Hinetakurua on the left and Hineraumati with their child Tane Rore on the right.
23rd September 2019
LegendsHere is another Chorus cabinet created by Jacob Root (Distranged Design). The 2017 painting of music legends Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley can be found on Gayhurst Rd in Dallington. Thanks to Sam and Paul Corliss for taking these photographs
24th September 2019
Bradley Lane 15With so many artworks to document it takes a while to get through them all. This is the last mural to add from the Bradley Lane 2018 event, it was painted by Race.
25th September 2019
Raise the Anchor, Unfurl the SailsRaise the Anchor, Unfurl the Sails, set course for the centre of an ever setting sun! is a mixture of photographic and sculptural work created by Otautahi artist Nathan Pohio in 2015 and first installed in the Christchurch Park of Remembrance for the SCAPE Public Art 2015 season. The artist has used a photograph from a 1905 edition of the Christchurch Times that shows a number of Maori leaders on horseback escorting Lord and Lady Plunket on a visit to Kaiapoi. The artwork has been exhibited in Auckland, Athens and Kassel in Germany but has now been given a permanent home in Little Hagley Park, Christchurch. Photos by Sam and Paul Corliss
26th September 2019
Tuwharetoa StTaupo has so many great murals hidden in the back street. This one by TECHS is far more visible however having been painted on the wall of a carpark just off Tuwharetoa St.
27th September 2019
Moana LisaIn 2013 Axelle Faur was one of 11 artists chosen to decorate some Chorus cabinets in and around Whangarei. Her cabinet found near the Whanagrei Falls carpark on Kiripaka Rd in Tikipunga is called 'Moana Lisa'. The night photograph was kindly supplied by shadows_surgeon
28th September 2019
Strange Creatures In ChristchurchThis Chorus cabinet in Parklands, Christchurch was a wondeful fantasy feel to it. Called 'Strange Creatures In Christchurch' this is the creation of Bruce Greig a kiwi mural artist who moved to New York to further his arts career following the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. Photo kindly supplied by Phil Le Cren
29th September 2019
JungleThis Chorus cabinet found on River Road in Christchurch is a tribute to graff legend 'Jungle' who recently passed away. The painting is by Nick 'Ikarus' Tam. Photo supplied by Kerryn Findlater
30th September 2019
Main StreetBased on a photograph taken between 1935 and 1940 this mural by Papamoa artist Peter Cramond shows a view down the main street of Katikati with two institutions being the main focus. The National Bank of New Zealand Limited which, at that time, only opened for business once a week, and the Farmers Trading Company which operated a store in Katikati from 1919 into the 1970's.