House, Kaikoura

Back in May, I wrote about Marewa, the suburb created the land rising around Napier as a result of the earthquake that struck the east coast of New Zealand in February 1931.

Today, I am showing you a similar house in Kaikoura on the South Island. I suspect these types of houses are dotted throughout New Zealand. I love their simple elegance and bright colours.

This one is blue with square stepped-backed sections and very simple right-angle geometric decoration at the roofline on each corner. You will notice also the shallow eyebrow above the windows running around the house, linkng up with the rounded porch.

Mayfair Theatre, Kaikoura

Kaikoura is a small tourist town on the South Island of New Zealand and it was lovely to see their local cinema, the Mayfair Theatre, is Art Deco in style.

A simple stepped roofline and decoration around the doors highlight the Mayfair name.

Unfortunately I didn't stay long enough to catch a flick here but I did get to see wome whales and dolphins which was fantastic.