Uniting the Community Mural

This mural was completed in December 2004.  It was constructed in a partnership between Anglican Youth Ministries, who were supported by the Pilot City Trust and Napier City Council.  The mural features jigsaw puzzle pieces fitted together.  These were drawn by local primary schools.  The mural shows the importance of family, cultures, values and community.   The Council donated $500 towards the materials needed.  

Shot taken from across the road.  Mural in its entirety.   

The next shots are closer ups to show the detail

 Linking to Our World Tuesday

Boat in Ahuriri

Linking to Friday My Town Shoot Out, where they asked what Summer means to me.  Boating is popular in New Zealand.  I like how this gardener landscaped his garden.  

Fifa Under 20 World Cup Inspired Tree

Yesterday I visited Williams blog and saw he had featured what his city is doing for Fifa World Cup.  While I am not really into sports.  I came upon this tree sculpture this morning on my daily walk.  The World Cup is being played in seven cities throughout New Zealand.  Napier is not one of them.    

The sculpture itself changes from time to time.  The shapes on the end of the branches are able to be removed, thus they can be changed depending on what is happening currently in Napier or in this case New Zealand.  For instance it was originally decorated to be a Christmas Tree, then a valentines tree.  It was designed by 2 local sculptors.      

This photo was taken with my mobile cellphone.

Theatrical Themed Electrical Transformer

Outside the Municipal Theatre is another electrical transformer box in the continuing rolling ball of yarn series.  

Linking to Outdoor Wednesday 

A Napier View

Taken on a recent walk.  The Norfolk pines, a view out to Cape Kidnappers and the Clock Tower and the T & G building.

Linking to Our World Tuesday

A New Walk With a Reward

One of the views on my walk late yesterday afternoon.  Id seen a walkway I had never been on before so I walked it.  I set out along the Rotary walkway opposite Orotu Park.   It came out by a part of Ahuriri Estuary.  It turned out to be quite a walk 11 kms after my part time job earlier in the day.  The Estuary is actually heaps bigger than I thought it was.  Would like to walk this trail again sometime as the bird life is amazing.  I was aware of the preeminent nightfall and didnt want to get stuck on the trail in the dark.  

Linking to Saturday in my City

Taradale District War Memorial (WWII)

This was such a large memorial that my first shot is looking one way.  The second shot is looking the other way and my third shot is looking at the whole thing.  It has all the mens names on it that went to World War II and a special panel for those whom died while serving.   

The building in the background is known as the Taradale Wsr Memorial Plunket Rooms

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