Save Our Iconic Sheds

New Zealand loves its sheds. Corrugated iron ones especially. This rail shed is an iconic part of the Otago Rail Trail - one of New Zealand's tourism success stories.

They make great paintings. Iconic paintings and images. Recalling our history and our attachment to it. Grahame Sydney painted this one.

And all over New Zealand, when the old shed gets a bit too tired, because the galvanize has failed and there's not been any paint around, you can always replace it with another one. But the old one remains. A memory.

So let's paint our sheds red for the time being and enjoy them for a while. At least till after the rugby world cup in 2011. That's if you like barn red as a colour...

Or green if you feel like the Wedderburn touch. Maybe a bit lurid. But fun all the same...

Or red and green. Should never be seen...

Or just plain old black and white - a black one and a white one.

And then you can add the fern. Great look for Auckland and the visiting cruise ships. Don't demolish them. Re-use them. Go down there on Sunday. This Sunday the 25th April. The sheds are open to view on Queens Wharf from 1:00pm to 5:00pm or so, and it's party time down there. Acts, theatre, food, fun. Bring the family. Make your claim to these iconic New Zealand sheds.