Whangarei Art Museum Trust strongly supports the Hundertwasser Wairau Maori Art Centre as the best option for future use of the former NRC building in Whangarei’s Town Basin. The Trust intends to work with Prosper Northland Trust to raise the required funds if the upcoming binding public referendum results in the Hundertwasser project being chosen as the preferred option.

“The most exciting opportunity Whangarei has ever had” is how Sir Michael Hill is describing the proposed Hundertwasser Wairau Maori Art Centre.

As voters weigh their options, Hundertwasser supporters are urging Whangarei to consider the advice of one of the city’s most famous sons.

Stiltwalkers, giant puppet masks, dancers and thousands of brightly dressed people paraded through the streets of Whangarei on Saturday as part of the inaugural Colour Our City celebration.

The people of Whangarei are coming out to celebrate their creative sector! Come join the fun!

The latest addition to the Colour Our City initiative is a mesmerising mural by Whangarei artist Jenny Bennett.

Whangarei artist Ank Mellema has been fascinated and inspired by Hundertwasser ‘since his first art exhibition in Auckland in 1973.

Her new artwork on a fence in Water Street (front of the old Placemakers site, opposite Palmers Garden Centre) clearly shows her sentiments towards the proposed Hundertwasser Wairau Maori Art Centre.

If you’re driving past Anytime Fitness heading for Whangarei’s Town Basin and a brightly coloured wall winks at you, its Whangarei’s latest addition to the Colour Our City initiative.

The 8.4 metre long mural is highly embellished with mirrors, ceramics, ply wood cutouts, pieces of copper and even gold leaf. “More is more” was the creed in its making.

Tutukaka artist Carolyn Radford has added a burst of glorious colour to Whangarei’s CDB with her recently completed Hundertwasser-inspired mural.