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S E A WA L L S : MURALS FOR OCEANS
This mural depicts the threatened long fin eels and the importance of marine protected areas for maintaining the vital interrelationships between species and habitats. 1
On the sea side wall of the National Aquarium of New Zealand on Marine Parade.
ASKEW ONE C L I M AT E C H A N G E / O C E A N A C I D I F I C AT I O N
‘Kaitiaki’ addresses several interrelated issues; how we are driving climate change, and consequently how it is warming the planet and causing ocean acidification, destroying reefs and their complex ecosystems. 2
On the side of the Napier City Council building on Hastings Street.
MEGGS & PHIBS PLASTIC POLLUTION
‘Message in a Bottle’ highlights the spectrum of plastic pollution and the need to reduce our consumption of nonbiodegradable products – from large scale debris, which poisons, chokes and kills mammals and deep sea fish, to the smaller particles that are being eaten by all sea creatures.
PangeaSeed Foundation in collaboration with Napier City Council, Alternative Arts Initiative and Resene hosted the first-ever Sea Walls: Murals for Oceans public art project in New Zealand. It brought together 31 internationally renowned artists between 11 and 20 March 2016 to paint 29 large scale murals. These murals have enhanced Napier’s streetscapes, while highlighting the beauty of our oceans and addressing pressing issues relevant to the local and global community.
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Opposite the Napier City Council in the alleyway off Station Street.
CELESTE BYERS N Z E N DA N G E R E D SEABIRDS
The endangered Fiordland penguins population has decreased by 70% since human arrival due to a loss of habitat, oil spills, and the introduction of predators. 4
In the car park off Dickens Street.
A M A N D A LY N N & DIRTY BANDITS N Z E N DA N G E R E D B I R D S
The beautiful nature of New Zealand’s fairy tern and Chatham Island taiko is expressed in the hope of enhancing an appreciation of these endangered creatures. The wording ‘You Will Miss Me When I Am Gone’ is repeated as a reminder to treat nature with care. 5
In the alleyway by Quest Apartments’ secure car parking entranceway off Dickens Street.
PHIBS PLASTIC POLLUTION AFFECTING SEA TURTLES
Nearly all seven species of sea turtle are classified as endangered, mainly due to human activity. The greatest threat is unintended capture by destructive fishing gear.
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In the Herschell Street private car park next to Byron Street.
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OV E R F I S H I N G
S H A R K C O N S E R VA T I O N
In just 55 years, humans have managed to wipe out 90% of the ocean’s top predators such as sharks, bluefin tuna, swordfish, marlin and king mackerel. This is causing a shift in global ocean ecosystems where commercially valuable fish are replaced by smaller, plankton-feeding fish.
Up to 100 million sharks are slaughtered annually to fuel the international trade in shark’s fins for soup threatening extinction in the next 10-20 years if current overfishing continues.
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In the car park directly behind the Cathedral down Cathedral Lane.
CHRISTIE WRIGHT PLASTIC POLLUTION – CIGARETTE BUTTS I N C O A S TA L M A R I N E ENVIRONMENTS
The chemical dangers of cigarettes live long after being discarded, creating havoc on fragile coastal marine ecosystems and its inhabitants. 7
On the side wall in the private car park behind the Cathedral down Cathedral Lane.
JONNY ALEXANDER C O A S TA L D E V E L O P M E N T / LEVEL SEA RISE / L O N E LY W H A L E
Over the past century the burning of fossil fuels has released massive amounts of heat. This traps gases within the atmosphere, resulting in rises in sea level and causing loss of habitat, erosion, flooding of wetlands and the displacement of millions of people living in coastal regions. 8
On the opposite wall from mural 7 in the same private car park down Cathedral Lane.
On the far wall in the Te Pania Scenic
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KAI’ILI KAULUKUKUI E N DA N G E R E D M AU I ’ S DOLPHINS
The Maui’s Dolphin is critically endangered and the tiny number left is dwindling rapidly.
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On the northern Napier Port entranceway past Hornsey Street.
CHARLES & JANINE WILLIAMS E N DA N G E R E D S E A B I R D S
Inspiration for the first layer of this mural comes from the naming of Ahuriri (Napier). Chief Tu Ahuriri cut a channel into the lagoon space because the Westshore entrance had become blocked, threatening cultivation. Inside the Napier Port gates (at the side entrance next to
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MARINE PROTECTED AREAS
INGESTED PLASTIC POLLUTION / L O N E LY W H A L E
‘Pania of the Reef’ – a local folk story – is used to shed light on the threatening circumstances surrounding Pania’s Reef (and other reefs around the world), such as development, overfishing, and pollution. 13
On the Perfume Point Lighthouse at Nelson Quay.
MICA STILL GHOST NETS / MARINE DEBRIS
Mica’s mural brings attention to ghost nets, which are lost or discarded fishing gear that trap, entangle, and potentially kill marine life. 14
On the wall on the corner of Waghorne and Bridge Streets.
Plastic is the army we’ve sent to the ocean to infect all of its inhabitants. And it will only break down to smaller and smaller pieces becoming more damaging and harder to resolve. 17
At Customs Quay.
ELLIOT FRANCIS S T E WA R T OCEAN POLLUTION
This mural depicts the growing concern of ocean pollution by illustrating one of humankind’s simple pleasures coming under threat. 18
At West Quay.
M O R A G S H AW
LAUREN YS
N Z E N DA N G E R E D MARINE ANIMALS
H A M M E R H E A D D ATA T R A N S L AT I O N
New Zealand’s endangered sea life is less visible to the public eye than those animals that live on land. Morag’s mural focuses on the Bryde’s whale, which is affected by commercial and recreational boating.
To bring awareness to the scalloped hammerhead shark, the local M ori myth of Pania and Moremore is used – a seafairy and her shapeshifting shark son whose appearance is an omen of things to come.
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On the corner of Waghorne and Routledge Streets opposite the Union Hotel.
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At West Quay, next to mural 18.
NOELLE ANDERSON
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S H A R K C O N S E R VA T I O N
N Z E N DA N G E R E D SEABIRDS
Sharks, regardless of species type, are depicted and presented to us as dangerous.Yet the reality is that humans are the ones threatening sharks, killing nearly 100 million each year. Shark extinction will lead to total marine ecosystem structural collapse. 16
On the corner of Routledge Street and Nelson Quay in the alleyway, opposite the public toilets.
‘Te Waha O T ne’ (Call of Nature), features the Chatham Island shag, an endangered sea bird native to New Zealand. In the Speights Ale House
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INDUSTRIAL RUNOFF
The critically endangered NZ storm petrel (oceanites maorianus) was declared extinct in 1850 until it was rediscovered in 2004. We are currently facing the 6th wave of their extinction, where human activity is directly impacting on their survival.
This mural references tangata whenua (M ori people) and how it is our obligation as guardians to look after the ocean and the land. The wall depicts a whale and a pukaea – which is a war trumpet used to signal to the tribe that something bad is coming.
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In the back car park behind Speights Ale House at West Quay.
25 Next to the playground at Pandora Pond on Humber Street.
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S U S TA I N A B L E FISHING METHODS
We are changing the chemistry of the ocean. Jellyfish survive unharmed in CO2 rich environments and compete with fish and other predators for food. If jellyfish thrive under more acidic conditions while most other organisms suffer, jellies could dominate some ecosystems.
This mural highlights sustainable fishing practices and what we stand to lose if we don’t address our attitudes towards sea life and its conservation.
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Three murals in the alleyways between Mexi Mama and Dockside, and by Shed 2 in Lever St at West Quay.
SPENCER KEETON CUNNINGHAM SHARK FINNING
This mural highlights shark finning and shark conservation by giving sharks human characteristics – they have come to land to take revenge for being finned, and they stand their ground. 23 At the back of Shed 2 on Lever Street.
FRANK AND MIMI RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION
The artists investigate the “hyperoptimism” that comes from vintage advertorials, and how they’re often ironically selling products which are detrimental to both the consumer and the environment. 24 At the Napier Sailing Club on Pandora Road near the bridge.
26 Behind F.G. Smith on Ossian Street.
C H R I S KO N E C K I BRYDE’S WHALES & FISHING SHIPS COLLIDING OV E R R E S O U R C E S
The endangered Bryde’s whale, with its head in the form of a local fishing vessel, shows the relationship between mankind and nature who are locked in competition for resources. 27 On Waghorne Street on the Navigate Hotel side wall.
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NZ Endangered Sea Birds In the car park off Dickens Street.
In the alleyway by Quest Apartments secure car parking entranceway off Dickens Street.
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Overfishing In the car park directly behind the Cathedral down Cathedral Lane.
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Plastic Pollution – Cigarette Butts in Coastal Marine Environments On the side wall in car park behind the Cathedral down Cathedral Lane.
Coastal Development/ Level Sea Rise / Lonely Whale On the opposite wall from mural 7 in the same car park, Cathedral Lane.
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Plastic Pollution Affecting Sea Turtles In the Herschell Street private car park next to Byron Street.
Ghost Nets / Marine Debris On the corner of Waghorne and Bridge Streets on the wall.
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NZ Endangered Marine Animals On the cnr of Waghorne & Routledge Streets opposite the Union Hotel.
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Shark Conservation On the corner of Routledge Street and Nelson Quay in the alleyway, opposite the public toilets.
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Ingested Plastic Pollution / Lonely Whale At Customs Quay.
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Ocean Pollution At West Quay.
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Hammerhead Data Translation At West Quay, next to mural 18.
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Global warming and rising sea levels Three murals in the alleyways between Mexi Mama and Dockside, and by Shed 2 in Lever Street.
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Marine Protected Areas On the Perfume Point Lighthouse at Nelson Quay.
NZ Endangered Sea Birds In the back car park behind Speights Ale House at West Quay.
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Responsible Consumption At the Napier Sailing Club on Pandora Road near the bridge.
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Industrial Runoff Next to the playground at Pandora Pond on Humber Street.
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Sustainable Fishing Methods Behind F.G. Smith on Ossian Street.
Bryde’s Whales & Fishing Ships Colliding Over Resources On Waghorne Street on the Navigate Hotel side wall.
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Plastic Pollution Opposite the Napier City Council in the alleyway off Station Street.
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Endangered Maui’s Dolphins On the northern Napier Port entranceway past Hornsey Street.
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Shark Conservation On the far wall in the Te Pania Scenic Circle car park off Byron Street.
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