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AUCKLAND HERITAGE FESTIVAL

Charles Blomfield  NZ Painter 1848-1926
Painting on Location in LE Roys Bush 1905
Charles Blomfield LE Roys 'bush-924

FREE EVENTS

AUCKLAND HERITAGE FESTIVAL 
30 Sep - 15 Oct 2017
Beautiful Birkenhead: Horses, Heritage and all that Jazz! 
Boardwalk to the Bush-Self Guided Walk

Saturday 30th September - Sunday 15th October
251 Hinemoa Street

Discover the stunning views across the Waitemat? Harbour & Auckland citys only inner city rainforest access from Birkenhead Village as you descend into Le Roys Bush. Take the family and discover the site of Charles Blomfield's NZ Noted historic bush. Painted in 1925. Explore the pipi walk used by local M?ori to access the shoreline.  

Charles Blomfield was a noted NZ Painter whose most famous works included paintings of  New Zealands the pink and white terraces - Dubbed the " 8th wonder of the world" in Rotorua before it was buried in a volcanic eruption.

Charles Blomfiled  White Terraces 1887-53