Posts Tagged ‘stories’
New Lynn Portage
By Lily on September 7th, 2010Posted In: Auckland examples, examples of creative use of space
Along side great North Road in New Lynn is a tall angular steel sculpture. Recent visits to the town centre on foot allowed me a closer, more intimate viewing that revealed new layers of meaning.
Up close I found the sculpture is in fact the pivot of a large sundial. It’s sharp pointy nose marks hourly [...]
Sir Peter Blake vs Whales
By Lily on May 16th, 2010Posted In: Auckland examples, natural phenomena, organisations
I do like this photo by Dive NZ magazine:The Whaling Wall mural on the Auckland Maritime Museum was a popular spot for school visits, and judging from this image, an amusing learning experience too: how many kids can you fit inside a whale? (they really are that big)
There has been a scurry in the news [...]