The children at Ahipara School have hit the wall - and their principal could not be more delighted.
Jackie Osborne said she had two particular passions - art and books - and her young charges were helping her indulge both of them.
The school features a number of very impressive outdoor murals, including a new one depicting Maui, the hungry caterpillar, Captain Underpants and some Dr Seuss characters, while around the back there's a butterfly garden (behind a flourishing crop of swan plants) and an illustration of the lifecycle of the frog.
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But the school's latest pride and joy is a fence made of panels painted as the spines of books, the latest step towards creating what Mrs Osborne said would become a Pukapuka Park. It would eventually feature beach umbrellas and Cape Cod-style deck chairs, making use of what was currently a dead space.