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The O Mahurangi Penlink construction site could soon be turning heads, thanks to art panels made by local groups.
To minimise the visual impact of construction hoardings, Waka Kotahi asked schools and community groups to design and paint the boards that will be placed along the front of the site opposite Whangaparāoa New World.
Hoardings made of saveBOARD, 1.2m to 2.4m, were supplied to interested groups including Whangaparāoa College and Primary, The Grove Retirement Village in Ōrewa, Hibiscus Coast Forest and Bird, Restore Hibiscus & Bays, Whangaparāoa Guides, HBC Youth Centre and Estuary Arts.
Since then, artists of all ages have been busy creating work to the theme of Flora and Fauna.
SaveBOARD is similar to plywood, but made of upcycled packaging waste. When the site is vacated, the boards will either be recycled by saveBOARD, or returned to the artists.
Waka Kotahi hopes the boards will go up on site towards the end of this month.
At the end of last year a group of Whangaparāoa College Year 10 learners worked on two large mural boards for the Penlink construction area. Using the work of Auckland artist Sam Mathers as inspiration, Amy Harrison, Sophie Bryhn, Tamzin Morgan and Neeve Armstrong worked mainly in their own time to complete the murals.
The aim was to create a playful design with easily recognisable images and text that would appeal to people passing by. Some Year 8 learners have started work on two more mural boards.
