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Finished At Last!
As promised, and with the cooperation of the weather, Doug has put the finishing touches on the nursery mural. Our volunteer painters did a great job and Doug went back over all three walls to make sure that all the colors were consistent and that the perspectives were correct. Over the next few months we…
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Nursery Mural Painting – Saturday & Sunday, February 26th & 27th, 2011
Ever since we converted the old dairy shed to be a nursery for propagating seedlings we had been thinking that rather than blank walls, a mural showing native bush and birds would be more in keeping with the revegetation work at CUE Haven. The nursery is visible from the main road and you also see it…
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Rodney Times | 10 March 2011
During the last weekend in February, over 120 people visted CUE Haven to explore the new walking tracks and to participate in the community mural painting on the exterior of the old dairy shed. The mural, featuring native New Zealand birds and vegetation, was designed by mural artist Doug Ford. Doug sketched the birds and plants…
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First Walking Track At CUE Haven
One of our long term goals is to build a network of walking tracks throughout the property so that visitors to CUE Haven can explore the forest and find favourite places to relax and enjoy the peaceful environment. Building the tracks was an interesting project. Layout of the track was initially planned by Rodney Straka,…
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Getting the Nursery Ready
Once we finished painting the roof of the nursery, it was time to turn our attention to the interior. It was a daunting task. Although the building looks a lot better now than it did a year ago, it still had a way to go. When CUE Haven was a dairy farm, what is now…
