Onehunga
The logo of Onehunga is a ‘crooked house’, a free rendition of the former Post Office of the suburb (corner Onehunga Mall and Princes Street). Always cheerful with its yellow background.
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Onehunga
April 6, 2016
February 17, 2016
Painted Boxes: Welcome to Laingholm
Welcome to Laingholm (Monique Endt)
A welcome to Laingholm has sprung up at the intersection of Huia and Victory Roads, Laingholm. The main panel showing a view of Laingholm Beach, with birdlife and typical bush vegetation.
Detail: Moreporks
Detail: Kingfishers in Flax
October 8, 2014
Location Signs: Muriwai Beach
Location Signs: Muriwai Beach
At the entrance to the village of Muriwai Beach you are greeted by a sign highlighting a major attraction: gannets and terns. At the bottom of the road, where Motutara and Waitea Roads meet, a tiled sign announces that this area is a wildlife refuge.
This blog contains numerous posts about Muriwai.
Wildlife Refuge
July 29, 2014
Location Signs: Pt Chev Beach
Location Signs: Pt Chev Beach
Not your typical roadside sign, this welcome faces the water near the northern end of Point Chevalier Beach.
There is an inscription “Maryanne Papa ’89” (in the letter “V”), but the sign looks much more recent.
July 21, 2014
Location Signs: Avondale
Location Signs: Avondale
This sign is on Great North Road where it enters Avondale. Here with an additional invitation to participate in the discussion of the Draft Whau Local Board Plan.
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June 3, 2014
Location Signs: Blockhouse Bay
Location Signs: Blockhouse Bay
There can’t be any doubt: this sign has been around for a long time. But strangely, I have not noticed it until a few weeks ago. The subdued design just does not stand a chance when you are concentrating on the busy road (Donovan Street). Maybe an upgrade is in order?
To be fair, Blockhouse Bay lays on a lavish welcome when you reach the roundabout and Blockhouse Bay Road, with nautically themed decorations aplenty.
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May 26, 2014
Location Signs: Green Bay
Location Signs: Green Bay
It has to be one of the most understated welcome signs – maybe a bit like Green Bay itself?
“Where the west begins” at the corner of Portage Road and Godley Road.
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May 19, 2014
Location Signs: Titirangi (Kate Millington, 2014)
Location Signs: Titirangi (Kate Millington, 2014)
Sometime in February I noticed that the welcome sign for Titirangi had “faded” – in fact faded away completely. Earlier this month, I found that a new sign had appeared, picking up on the original design, but in a crisper version. Welcome to Titirangi welcome sign Mark 3!
On my enquiry, Kate Millington explained that the previous sign did not weather well, and therefore had to be replaced. My thanks to Kate for supplying the information.
(edited as per Mels Barton’s comment below, thanks Mels)
For comparison, I append the previous versions which appeared on this blog earlier.
Mark 2, shown July 2, 2012:
Titirangi — Kate Millington
Mark 1, shown January 6, 2010:
Location Signs: Titirangi
And the “faded version” (I am sure I drove past it quite a number of times, filling in the missing detail by memory…):
No Sign
November 1, 2013
Location Signs: Western Heights
Western Heights
Western Heights is defined by its axis: Sturges Road. Now very much a residential area, it used to be covered in orchards and vineyards, as indicated on the welcome sign – and indeed, there still are some vineyards.
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You are now leaving Western Heights
October 2, 2013
Location Signs: Opanuku
Henderson Valley, Opanuku
This sign is found opposite of Juanita Gardens as one leaves Henderson for the open road up the valley and towards Opanuku valley. Nice piece of timber, nice lettering.
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