This tour has been created to celebrate the public art in the centre of New Lynn, all within walking distance.
There are ten waypoints and the final.
Gather the required information, then with a few simple calculations create the final co-ordinates and find the log book.
There are four additional waypoints (optional) not used in the calculations, but you will see these during your walk:
- Fabric of our Culture
- Crown Lynn Swan
- Textured Wall Panels
- Ceramco House Panel
Waypoint A
"Portage" - Warren Viscoe and Bill McKay (2002)
A = Number of letters in word + 1
This piece acknowledges the route Māori took between the Waitemata and Manukau Harbour, and is a sun dial marking the equinox and solstice.
Waypoint B
"War Memorial" - (1998)
B = How many Paua eyes are on one side of the Māori carving
Nearby there are sixteen brick pillars which represent soldiers at drill, and the water running down the pillars symbolize the tears shed by loved ones.
Added to opposite corners of the Memorial in the year 2000, the wooden carving representing a canoe prow by master carvers Sunnah Thompson and Rewi Spraggon, and a canoe bow (formed in stainless steel).
Waypoint C
"Transit Cloud" - Gregor Kregar (2015)
C = Number of Art pieces suspended between the two buildings + 1
This aluminum mesh sculpture has had some controversy when it was installed, can you see why?
Costing $200,000, it hangs 8 m above ground, suspended between two buildings, above a walkway linking the Library to the Train station.
Waypoint D
"Poppy Wall" - Susannah Bridges (2005)
D = How many crosses are on the wall
It measures about 9.5 m long and 3.0 m high and weighs about 30 tonnes.
Previously located in Memorial Square (outside the Library) it was relocated when the area was redeveloped to the front of the New Lynn RSA.
Waypoint E
"Historic railway signs and signage" - Neil Millar (2013)
E = Number of thick vertical black lines on the two posts
Located at the Hetana Street entrance to the New Lynn train station.
Additional Waypoint 1
"Fabric of Our Culture" - Miranda Brown (2013)
These are colourful lace-inspired designs printed onto the glass panels/ballustrades that surround the rail trench for the New Lynn train station.
They represent the four major waves of historical migration: Māori, European, Pacific Islands, and Asian.
Additional Waypoint 2
"Crown Lynn Swan" - John Parker (2010)
To visit the swan and wall panels a "Hop" card is needed to enter the New Lynn train station (if you tag out within 20 minutes your visit will be free).
Take the stairs (or lift) to the train platform, nearby is the a tiled version of the Crown Lynn Swan (vase) and wall panels.
Additional Waypoint 3
"Textured Wall Panels" - Louise Purvis (2010)
Whilst standing on the train platform, look at the walls, attached for 200m on both sides of the rail trench are 258 Glassfibre Reinforced Concrete (GRC) panels.
They depict New Lynn’s clay pottery heritage, cast from 4 basic moulds, each with a positive and negative variation.
It has been written that they are "reminiscent of topographical maps, or ripples in sand," and "reference to the fluid New Lynn landscape, and its distinctive volcanic ripples."
Waypoint F
"The Suffrage Memorial of New Lynn" - Sally Griffin (2012)
F = Number of seahorses
This mural, was originally commissioned to mark the Suffrage Centennial in 1993 and was repainted in 2012.
It was moved in 2000, when the New Lynn Community Centre (Memorial Drive) was demolished to build the McDonald's Restaurant
Waypoint G
"Brick" - Peter Lange (2011)
G = Number of arm rests - 1
Located between the New Lynn Community Centre and the Potters Post building.
Waypoint H
"New Lynn Mosaics"- Local Residents (2001)
H = Look for mosaic of E Astley & Sons Ltd since 188X = X + 1
Local residents were involved in the making of these ceramics using Crown Lynn crockery.
Ground level, surrounding a planter box, these mosaics depict New Lynn historic sites and themes.
Waypoint I
"Tokens from the Game" - Peter Lange (2011)
I = Number of brick segments in inner lens of camera - 9
The Camera is 170 cm high. a vintage folding camera from the 1950s with film winder, lens and shutter lever.
The Dodgem and the Camera are symbols of family holidays.
Additional Waypoint 4
"Ceramco House Panel"
Located within the foyer of the Ceramco House building, open during normal business hours.
This building was built in the 1960s for AMBRICO (Amalgamated Brick and Pipe Company) which later became Crown Lynn, and in 1974 changed its name to Ceramco.
This building was used to house computers, and is the location of NZs first glass-walled lift.
Waypoint J
"Memorial to Pioneer Brick and Pipe Makers" - Tony Winter (1984)
J = Number of letters in xxxx pottery name on vase pictured - 7
The photo is of a piece of pottery from Carder Bros, a pottery from Hobsonville/Limeburners Bay.
This Memorial is to the Pioneer Brick Pipe Makers of West Auckland, its been made using glazed brick, pipes, various tiles, and bricks reclaimed from the Hoffmann kiln at Amalgamated Bricks (previously No 4 pottery).
South 36° A B . C D E ... East 174° F G . H I J
CHECKSUM
South ( A + B + C + D + E ) = 20
East ( F + G + H + I + J ) = 23