Ultimate Thrills
High tension wires at the Taumanu Reserve Bridge, Onehunga.…
Mainly West of Queen Street - seen through my lens
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Polar Bear
On the prowl at Aotea Square. An ice rink (and ice slide) is opening today on Aotea Square, complete with polar bears, penguins and seals (the latter were not installed yet when I came past a few days ago – made by Rawstorne Studios).…
Corner Market Place/Sturdee Street
Yesterday was a day of open heritage loos: the Auckland Council has identified five public toilets as suitable for redevelopment, and is seeking ideas and expressions of interest in order to “rejuvenate these city locations, restore and celebrate heritage buildings, and generate a rental income for Auckland Council“.…
Here Now – Re-imagining New Lynn
“Here Now – Re-imagining New Lynn” is an event which will surrender presently empty (too new or too old) retail space of New Lynn to second-year students of the School of Architecture and Planning of the University of Auckland.…
Hand by Bootleg Design
On a train journey to the city, I noticed this hand beside the railway line (Haultain Street, Eden Terrace). It turns out that it belongs to Bootleg Design, creators of themed interiors, 3D models, sets and props.…
Way to move, Auckland!
A long overdue integrated ticketing system (the HOP card) for Auckland’s public transport made its appearance a month ago. Here are pictures of some of the publicity at New Lynn station. So far, the HOP card is operational on trains, ferries are about to follow, and buses will come next year.…
Count the Butterflies!
Some of our buses are covered in butterflies, spring must be on the way! (Advertisement for a certain loyalty card.)…
High Heels
Seen at the Albany Mega Centre. (Resene is a paint company — “the paint professionals use”, maybe wearing high heels?)
Nice Colour
Thirsty?
Without sponsorship there would probably be no major events. Sponsorship, on the other hand, seems to involve humourless and draconian rules designed to support the misconception that the world begins and ends with the sponsor’s product. At least at the Rugby World Cup.…
Roadside Offer
I thought that these are bought by the sh**load rather then by the kilogram – but here we are. Just north of Kumeu, kind of horse country, yet this sign is at an orchard. No, they are not diversifying into the fertiliser business, rather a case of “apples to apples” (if you have horses; but pigs, rabbits, poultry, and more, all seem to enjoy unsold apples from last year).…
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