Inspired by the wonderful Wairarapa rivers and the moments we spend at them this mural captures children participating in a game of skimming stones, an absolute automatic reaction that hits us all when down at the river side. We do not see their faces, identity is not...
Zoe and Pip (Pippa Keel and Zoe Gillett) were immediately drawn to Wairarapa’s five rivers, home to NZ’s endemic Longfin eels. Water and flow became the basis for their mural concept – the waters of each river weaving together. Within these flowing waters, Zoe...
Sean chose the Ruru (Morepork) as the centre piece for his mural. He says they’re just the best birds that cruise around the Wairarapa. The Ruru is adorned with native plants which are used in traditional Māori medicine and these grow around the region too. The...
The Huia – last sighted in the Wairarapa region dominates the left of the artwork facing the beloved North Island Kōkako on the right. This artwork pays homage to what we once had in the form of our Huia, while paying respect to the success story of the now thriving...
