Art cabinets

We've worked with amenities organisations to help brighten up the big green or grey boxes you see sitting around next to our footpaths and roads. You can find out more about the Chorus programme for this at Chorus cabinet art. 

Wellington Road, Paekākāriki

Pūhoro – Miriama Grace-Smith

Inspired by the nearby tennis court, I chose to paint a kōwhaiwhai pattern “pūhoro”, which represents speed, swiftness and agility. The design is fitting for the actions that take place while playing tennis, and the colours I have chosen reflect te taiao (natural environment). (2024)

Menin Road, Raumati South

Kereru sunset – Ruth Mitchener

Ruth says "Living in Raumati South, I hold a strong reverence to the beauty of nature, and the relaxing lifestyle of the sunny coast, something the locals all enjoy too. The locals here being the abundant kereru, depicted reading, relaxing, listening, and stretching in another beautiful Kāpiti coast sunset." (2023)

1 Glen Road, Raumati 

Ruth Mitchener, Milk Delivery

“In the 1930s or so, there used to be milk deliveries by horse drawn cart in Raumati South. I wanted to bring back a bit of that past vibe of the area with this cabinet design.” (2024)

(Cabinet RAM/H)

2 Victor Road, Raumati

Bodhi Vincent, Share the Love

“A wahine embodying inclusivity and the feeling heart.” (2024)

(Cabinet RAM/Y)

Maclean Street, Paraparaumu Beach

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Sunset over Kāpiti – Finley Cooper-Camm

Finley says "My design is the sun setting over Kapiti Island, a representation of the beauty of the Kapiti Coast and a sight that can be seen at Paraparaumu Beach, where this power box is located. In the foreground of this image there is a scroll with script reading 'Kapiti Coast'."

"I used the scroll with the calligraphy style script to represent the history Kapiti Island has as a whaling location. This design would be a good fit for the box as it includes the local surroundings and would brighten the area." (2023)

Sheffield Street, Paraparaumu

Manaakitanga – Ellen Coup

The artist’s brief was to transform this Electra power box in line with the destinations theme and the foodie vibe of the Sheffield St precinct, with a general public art theme of Kāpiti Coast – Mountains to Sea, and telling local stories.

Sheffield St is about manaakitanga and bringing people together to connect over kai (coffee, beer) and looking for a design to reflect the vibe of the area that is still aligned with the Kapiti Coast.

Ellen's artwork shows Kāpiti community members enjoying Kāpiti hospitality and homegrown products in the context of the Kāpiti Coast’s natural environment. (2024)

151 Mazengarb Road, Paraparaumu

Paraparaumu Kindergarten, Our People

“Kindergarten tamariki sharing pictures of themselves and what they want to be when they grow up on the Kapiti Coast.” (2024) 

(Cabinet PRM/BA)

Marae Lane, Waikanae

Māori designs – Kahurangi Tizzoni

Kahurangi planned a simple Māori design, with a gradient of blues and greens running behind representing the sky, land and sea. The artist worked with Vianney Parata (whose whakapapa is to Whakarongotai) to develop the design to ensure it is appropriate to the Whakarongotai Marae. (2023)

76 Ngārara Road, Waikanae

Ruth Mitchener, Swimming Dogs

“Being situated between Waikanae pool, which is famous for its dog swimming day at the end of each summer season, and Waikanae Park which is frequented by perhaps more dog walkers than football players daily, this seemed a prime spot for a bit of doggy art.” (2024)

(Cabinet WAE/J)

Reikorangi Reserve, Reikorangi

Poppi Pīwakawaka – Christina Higgie

Reikorangi means ‘Gateway to heaven’; this mural shows two faces of Poppi Pīwakawaka sitting in her natural surroundings and other bird life, which you can hear throughout the community – welcoming those who come into the tranquil Reikorangi village. (2023)

25 Riverbank Road, Ōtaki 

Christina Nicol (Ngai Tahu, Ngāti Mamoe), Footprint

“The footsteps of our past which can't be seen, no trace of adventure or time is shown.... Invisible footsteps which walked through stoned tracks that now have become part of the river. The people who struggled to the unknown places by foot, leaving behind memories and stories which have become our heritage and pride.” (2024)

(Cabinet OT/P)