Cut off at the knees
The bronze sculpture of a rooster balancing on the back of a chair has been plucked from the square in the Albany Village. Howard Williams from the Albany Village Charitable Arts Trust writes: "On Tuesday morning, Auckland Mayor Len Brown was in Albany Village to talk about local issues and unveil a new sculpture by local artist Margot Symes, a beautiful waka anchor stone in granite, sited in Kell Lane. After the unveiling we took the mayor to see Balance, the bronze rooster, only to find the chair still there, but overnight some low-life had sawn the rooster off his perch!" Balance was created by local sculptor Joanne Sullivan who also created the life-size bronze statue of Phar Lap in full gallop, now in Timaru, where Phar Lap was born.
Woman's wit tops the list
Althea Hill of Thames Coast writes: "Over the years I've often enjoyed a smile at the amusing names people tend to choose for their motorhomes. The other day however, I saw one that took out first prize in my opinion. It sat there on the Thames Coast and was just like Edelweiss - small and white, clean and bright. Using her great wit, the owner had called it 'My Sanity Pad'."
Hiking the price
