Arts patron Terry Parkes suggested to councillors an idea of making a resin replica of the Don Driver mural. READ MORE:* Councillors updated on Don Driver airport mural* Moving New Plymouth airport mural could cost $100k* New Plymouth Airport's art in a perspex box plan crashes with councillorsThis would allow the original to be displayed somewhere such as Puke Ariki where its heritage could be understood, he said. "One lady rang me and said she went out to the airport to have a look at the Don Driver mural and couldn't find it. TARANAKI DAILY NEWS ARCHIVE Don Driver, who died in December 2011, with the mural he created in 1966. SIMON O'CONNOR/STUFF Warren Seastrand told councillors that the mural was part of the city's heritage, as well as Puketapu hapū.

Source: Stuff February 26, 2019 06:45 UTC