Hand in Hand
Fence at Birdwood School, Ranui.
May 17, 2017
January 26, 2015
Painted Boxes: Locomotive
Painted Boxes: Locomotive
This cute steam engine (painted, I think, by Dan Mills) graces a utility box in Ranui (intersection Ranui Station Road and Marinich Drive South).
October 6, 2014
Painted Boxes: Bookstack
Bookstack, Ranui
This utility box is in Ranui, by the Community House and the former library (a new library has just been opened diagonally across the intersection – we shall visit this in the near future). The subject matter is obvious: loads and loads of books, be it “War and Peace” or “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”, the Bible or “Legends of Maui”, “The Bone People” or Lisa J. Truttman’s “Heart of the Whau”. Lisa is a local historian, tirelessly producing the “Timespanner” as blog and on Facebook, where she shares the results of her historical research. Good to find her work in such illustrious company! “Heart of the Whau” is a history of Avondale Central, available online, with hard copies held at various Libraries.
Two other titles stand out; both, I think, fictitious: “Waitakere City Council Librarians: a Tribute” (a thoughtful title of the artwork on this box?), and “How to Paint Power Boxes” by Diane Rimmer, the latter presumably a clever way to hide an artist’s signature – just my speculation. (Confirmed, see comment by Diane below.)
Detail: World Famous in Ranui
Bookstack, Ranui
Bookstack, Ranui
May 13, 2014
Paremuka Bridge
Paremuka Bridge
Paremuka Bridge is a 200m span crossing the Paremuka Stream at the boundary of Western Heights and Ranui (Summerland Drive changing into Munroe Road). Green on green jigsaw pieces decorate the sides. (Opened November 25, 2005)
Paremuka Bridge
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March 28, 2010
Location Signs: Ranui
Location Signs: Ranui
Two pairs of these signs welcome you to Ranui (map).
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March 27, 2010
NZ Cheese Man
NZ Cheese Man
On Fridays, 4:30-8:00 p.m. there is a twilight market at the Ranui Community Centre. The NZ Cheese man is there, with a range of cheeses, mostly sourced from the South Island. He can also be found at the Farmers’ Market in Oratia on Saturday mornings.
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