
Mount Albert Railway Station
A low angle on Mount Albert train station.…
Mainly West of Queen Street - seen through my lens
Mount Albert Railway Station
A low angle on Mount Albert train station.…
Meeting House
Pictures of the meeting house at Te Noho Kotahitanga, the marae of Unitec Institute of Technology. Design by master carver Lyonel Grant. You may note the shoes left outside the building – protocol requires shoes to be removed when entering the meeting house.…
Pyrostegia Venusta
Pyrostegia venusta, or flame vine, brings bright orange into our winter. Originally from Brazil, this plant seems to be classed a weed in some parts, but I don’t think this is the case in NZ. This is a fence along Mount Albert Road.…
Glassed in Walkway
The first stage of the Mount Albert station upgrade is completed. Auckland Transport invites to a ribbon cutting and fun family festival on the carpark opposite, on Saturday, July 6, from 10am to 3pm. Complete with bouncy castle, a vertical bungee, free sausage sizzle, candy floss and popcorn, clowns …
Incorporated in the design is an artwork entitled “Owairaka“, designed by Henriata Nicholas and Marc Lenton.…
Mount Albert Train Station
Cloud patterns in the sky (altocumulus, mackerel sky), and decorative patterns on the glass enclosure of the access way to the platform from the Carrington Road bridge. There will be more pictures of this station once the work is completed and all orange cones and security fences have gone.…
Ferndale House, Mount Albert
As you drive from St Lukes to Mount Albert along Great North Road, No 830 is conspicuous by its stately Norfolk pines. The building is less obvious, set back from the street. This is Ferndale House, a heritage building now owned by Auckland City, available as Community Venue (Historical Society to Tarot Guild), and for weddings and other functions.…
Welcoming the USA Team
To show that we are good sports in this country (and probably also to bring some colour into what would otherwise be a town decked out in all black), the “Adopt-a-second-team” initiative was launched. Different suburbs are allocated one of the visiting teams as second favorite team.…
To Bea or not to Bea
It’s now in Mount Albert. The hat that raised so many a question mark. But don’t come to me for answers, they (and more questions) can probably all be found on facebook. But if you want instructions, you may wish to speak to Carolyn of Le’ Chapeau Millinery at 822 New North Road, Mount Albert, where you can enrol in workshops.…
Long White Cloud
The most widely accepted Maori name for New Zealand is Aotearoa, often translated as “Land of the long white cloud”.
The other day when I was on top of Mount Albert, I caught sight of that cloud, as shown above.…
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