27/03/2011
Has just joined The Art Post...
For almost 20 years, apart from occasional attempts to start a new business in it, the old post office in Parau has stood empty.
At one time or another it's been a craft shop and a veterinary clinic, but the businesses have not survived for very long.
A group of 9 artists from Huia, Laingholm and Titirangi, have got out the paint brushes and fixed it up, turning it into an open studio where people can watch artists at work.
Outside, a giant wooden envelope hangs from the roof, welcoming visitors to the Art Post, in tribute to the post office that closed in the 1980s.
The Art Post, at 624 Huia Rd, Parau, is open every weekend from 10am to 4pm and late night Thursdays from 2 - 9pm.
Directions are from the Titirangi roundabout in Titirangi village, turn left down Huia Rd and drive for about 10 minutes. For more information email: [email protected]