signs

Wellywood sign? Embarrassing.

Wellywood sign artist impression.

How embarrassing: Wellington’s going to get a rip-off of the Hollywood sign to celebrate our burgeoning film industry. Something original must be too hard for us.

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The unknown hygiene policies

Today I used the toilets provided by the Thorndon supermarket. When I went to wave my hands around beneath the hot-air dryer I was confronted with a very mysterious sign, as shown here: We Keep These Toilets Clean For YOUR Use Please RESPECT our hygiene policies This sign is full of mystery and intrigue … [...]

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No entry – out of office

. New Zealand has 3 official languages: English, Māori and New Zealand Sign. While many institutions have dual language names, or at least make some efforts to recognising Māori (for example, Radio NZ), it’s not really common for street signs to carry more than one language. In Wales though, they’re more hard core, even if [...]

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