Street art

Waharoa, Auckland

Aotea Square, Auckland

Waharoa, front

Waharoa, back

Waharoa is the Maori word meaning gateway. 

It is situated at the Queen Street entrance to Aotea Square. 

The gate was designed by Selwyn Muru, a Maori sculptor,
 and is a contemporary design built in wood and copper.

On the back is a Maori inscription which has been translated into English.

Knati to
whenguwhengu
ake irarona o
te awtipi haere
Pikimai e te ua
o te whatu
katakata mai
anora

Stop
your snivelling
creek bed
come rain hail
and floodwater
laugh again

Sky Tower

Auckland

Two towers

The Auckland Sky tower and the Auckland town hall tower.

The old and the new.

A grey day at the beach

Three trees

windswept at Bull Creek, Otago, near the coast

The Clutha River at Alexandra, Otago

street art in the city

All photos taken on 

Canon Power Shot A540

with the setting on auto.

Linking with:

Personal photo challenge - Trees

An old meeting place

We were out and about a few days ago and my husband showed me where 

he and his mates used to gather on Friday and Saturday nights when he was a teenager.

Linking with:

Good fences #33

A paperweight

Sharing with:
Rubbish Tuesday #27

First Church

First Church of Otago (Presbyterian)

main doors

Choir loft

vaulted ceiling

First Church, as it is known in Dunedin, is a presbyterian church.

It sits in the middle of the city, just out of The Octagon, the city centre.

Very beautiful and ornate, it has had work done on the outside in recent years.

I do have a photograph of the rear of the church

 but sorry to say I can't seem to find it at the moment.

Here is a link if you would like to know more about the church.

Linking with:
inSPIREd Sunday