Art in Parks
A strong community needs to be able to have fun and celebrate itself. The Council, under its Wellbeing objectives, has commissioned various public artworks for its parks and reserves.
Below are just a few examples.
Harold Moody Mural
Changing art
 Students
from Waitakere College, under the guidance of teacher Russel
Giles, designed the four sports figures making up the mural
on the changing shed wall at Harold Moody Park.
The
four figures and background pieces were laser cut from 3mm
sheet steel, powder coated and installed in a jig saw like
fashion on June 2001.
The
highly graphic figures were carefully designed as
silhouettes and had to take into consideration issues such
as being all in one piece for the laser cutting process. A
complex installation map was created and much careful
consideration about the best way to get the design from the
ground up onto the wall.
How to get there
Harold Moody Park is at 40 Glendale Road Glen Eden.
Starling Park Mosaic
Starlings in the park
This may not be as big or as bright as some of our other artworks but it is beautiful. This mosaic enlivens the bare wall of a park changing shed, and is durable as well as attractive.
Spot the stylised starling, the sun and soccer ball, symbols appropriate to this site.
How to get there
Starling Park is on Glen Rd (off Don Buck Rd), Massey.
Parrs Park Mosaic
A tiled toilet
 In
Waitakere we believe that even toilets are worth sprucing up! This one at Parrs Park was another venture undertaken by the city’s youth.
Using ceramic tiles, they have created a funky mosaic which features skateboarding and soccer, favourite activities on this park.
How to get there
Parrs Park Toilet, on Parrs Cross Rd, Oratia.
Luckens Reserve Seat
Harking back to history
The clay-laden land of this area was very boggy until an early settler, Rice Owen Clark, came up with an ingenious solution. He created hollow pipes by wrapping clay around manuka twigs, which he then burnt out. These pipes were used to drain the land and enable him to farm it.
This sculpture by Steve Woodward, carved out of andesite from the Bethells/Te Henga Quarry alludes to this technique and provides us with a seat to rest awhile and enjoy a vista of Waitemata Harbour.
How to get there
Luckens Reserve is at the end of Luckens Rd, West Harbour.
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