Painted Boxes: Grapevines (Ted Rogers)
(Wednesday is for painted boxes.)
This transformer was painted by Ted Rogers in 2008. It is located outside Faracs Grandview Estate Wines at 172A Don Buck Road, Massey. What better subject than grapevines with tempting bunches of ripe grapes!
Painted Boxes: Bush Scenes (Monique Endt)
(Wednesday is for painted boxes.)
This transformer is outside 75 Royal Road, Massey. Painted by local artist Monique Endt with bush scenes, there was also some involvement of Royal Road School, coordinated by Kelly Knowles.
There are birds: kakariki(?), pukeko and NZ wood pigeon above, pukeko, fantail, tui and wood pigeon below. Plants:ferns, kowhai with the yellow flowers, nikau with red berries, cabbage tree with white bloom (bottom left).
Painted Boxes: Bush Scenes (Monique Endt)
Painted Boxes: Bush Scenes (Monique Endt)
Painted Boxes: Old West (Mandy Patmore 2008)
This transformer stands at the intersection of Don Buck and Royal Roads, Massey (map). It shows some old wooden weatherboard houses of the type that may have been common in the area in times past. Also shown is a view of the City of Auckland across the upper harbour.
Painted Boxes: Old West (Mandy Patmore 2008)
Painted Boxes: Old West (Mandy Patmore 2008)
Painted Boxes: NZ Birds (Dan Mills)
(Wednesday is for painted boxes.)
This transformer at the intersection of Triangle Road and Elder Place in Massey (map), was decorated by Dan Mills. It depicts a number of New Zealand native birds (Harrier, Pukeko and NZ Wood Pigeon above, and more as indicated on the captions below, walking counterclockwise around the box).
Tui and Kowhai Flowers
Kingfisher, Morepork, Harrier, Pukeko
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