E hakatika ana, e hakapaipai ana a Holly Aymes rātou ko ōna kaiāwhina i ngā wāhi e hakahapa ana huri noa i Te Raki Paewhenua. Holly Aymes and her beautiful whānau of helpers have started their mission to bring colour, beauty and and a sense of community spirit to areas of our community in need of some TLC. On the first and second weekends of March, Holly and her team painted a mural at Ashley Reserve at Long Bay on a fence that had been the target of continued tagging and graffiti. This mural was designed to reflect the green landscape of Long Bay and ties in the themes of Papatūānuku (Mother Earth) and te taiao (nature).

Holly Aymes (Ngāti Kahungungu, Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Porou) is one of our Te Herenga Waka o Orewa Marae Komiti members. Holly is a local artist, mother of 4, an alumni of our Te Herenga Waka Kura Reo classes and an active member of Red Beach Playcentre. Holly has been approached by the Graffiti Coordinator at Recreational Services to create murals to reduce the amount of graffiti and beautify our community spaces.

Holly's next project will be a mural under Orewa Bridge. We, the marae whānau, will be rolling up our sleeves to help her with this project and we are asking for others to join us. Holly is envisioning an ātua māori & moana kaupapa for the mural and will need a team around her to get this project completed. Holly will create the template and her painting team will help to fill and colour the design under her guidance and instruction. Holly is always looking for skilful volunteers, if you would like to be part of this awesome kaupapa and have knack with painting contact Holly: 0224070321 or email holly.kurt@gmail.com