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Honest to the Core – Shortland Street

Karl — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:22:02 +0000

A fresh fruit stands opens for it first day of business on Shortland Street. Apples NZD$1.

The Magic Billboard – Symonds Street

Karl — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:54:03 +0000

Keep an eye on this Symonds Street movie billboard, it has so far managed to predict, with about 95% accuracy, every big budget flop to ever grace the silver screen. Avatar, however, seems to have broken this board’s uncanny winning streak.

Ima and Ibn – Fort Street

Karl — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:32:25 +0000

The sign for Ima glows orange as the afternoon sun filters through its stained glass canopy. This middle eastern resturant used to be Ima Cuisine on Shortland street but moved down to Fort Street a few years ago. Ima and Ibn is its full name, being mother in hebrew, to reflect its Israeli roots and Ibn, meaning son in arabic, for the new Palestinian partner.

Stuffed Crocodile Head – Shortland Street

Karl — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:34:21 +0000

This charming fellow hangs in the back corner of The City Heights Coffee Lounge. The entire cafe is decked out in taxidermied heads and old english collectables, and a suit of arms guards the entrance. You won’t see this in Starbucks.

Renovators Dream – Corner of Wolfe Street and Federal Street

Karl — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:52 +0000

An abandoned four story building with smashed windows and graffiti looks beyond repair. The bottom is an active carpark but above the first floor looks more like it belongs in war torn Beirut.

Knives on Mt Eden Rd

Karl — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:00:25 +0000

A cartoon sign on Mt Eden Rd. While it’s not the most interesting thing in the area (there’s a prison, a volcano, an old church, a beer garden and a popular music venue very close by) but as a cartoonist/illusrtator I have a special fondness for this nice looking graphic and reminds me of, although it’s not, suicide food – happy looking cartoon characters promoting the cooking and eating of their own kind in packaging and advertising.

Money Exchange Kiosk, Downtown

Karl — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:01:33 +0000

A girl pushes her friend past one of the numerous money exchange kiosks in the cities tourist shopping hotspot, the downtown district.