1. Freedom

Our cow Freedom was the first cow in the Herd and is the start of the Herd of Cows? trail.  Freedom represents our purpose of creating freedom in peoples life’s and business.
She is an abstract design, using our brand colours, to demonstrate and reflect our core values.

The original paint work on Freedom (2015) has been completely redone by Artist Vicki Carruthers.  

2. Bonnie McCow

The inspiration for the design of the cow came from the sponsor’s name-McLaren, and honours the Scottish farming families who cleared the land and drained the vast Piako swamps to create the thriving dairy industry we have today, known locally as ‘Lockerbie’ from the Morrin brothers’ home in Scotland.

3. Moo World Stampede

We got on board early with this great initiative to put Morrinsville on the map more so than ever before. Our cow has a real Kiwi theme which is what our community and business is all about. Our artist, Bridget, has done an excellent job of capturing this in our “Moo World Stampede”.

4. Light Milk

“Light Milk” was inspired by a group brainstorm by the whole team.  We wanted her to be obviously a part of our organization and as such she has “photo bombed” a number of our staff photos with her power-points and electrical sparks on display.  We regularly dress her to commemorate special days e.g Anzac day, Red Nose Day.  We enjoyed working with the talented artist Mark Davidson to create a cow who is obviously ours while adding her own brand of creativity to the Morrinsville “Herd of Cows?”.

5. Accowntants

Dave Kington (our artist) was given a free range to display the range of ways that an accountant is involved directly and indirectly with the local business and community. Whether we act as the accountant or involved at club committee level or simply sponsoring an event, the art work shows iconic Morrinsville businesses and sports clubs in a colourful celebration of the town.

6. Geoffrey Moober

7. Cowcrete

8. Farm Assist

9. Kiwiana

We are very happy to support the “Herd of Cows?” project. A small team deliberated about the theme and decided to celebrate iconic New Zealand. Whilst we had some specific ideas that we wanted to include, this rather broad brief was brilliantly conceptualised by our chosen artist Aaron Smith. His bold and colourful design has produced a work of art that we are proud to have associated with our business and it has provoked interest from around the globe within the Evonik world.

10. Betty

111. Picowsso

Anexa FVC was delighted to get on board with the Herd Of Cows project in Morrinsville. The timing of the launch fitted perfectly with our celebration of 75 years in business. As a veterinary practice, we knew the cow would look fantastic outside our clinic, but rather than focus on designing it around the services we offer, we wanted our girl to have her own identity.

We really enjoyed working with our artist, Andrea Cooper, and the final design was absolutely perfect. Picowsso is a twist on Picasso style art, and is an interesting fun and colourful ambassador for Anexa FVC. Take a look underneath her tummy for a little surprise addition to the design. Enjoy.

12. Colourella

With a strong interest in colour, design and Resene paint, we were pleased to be in the first group of sponsors to bring the Herd of Cows to Morrinsville.  Teaming up with glass artist, Heather Olesen, was perfect.  Our ideas were guided by Heathers creative and technical skills and working together we are proud of our creation.  We wanted a cow which had the wow factor and reflected paint and colours. Heather’s idea of “Colourella” daring to be different, dressing up and bravely presenting herself, fit the profile perfectly. The addition of a paint brush tail and “paint can” shoes topped off what we feel is a great representation of our store – colour, pizzazz and individuality.

13. Rising to the Challenge

Greenlea Premier Meats Ltd is proud to be part of the Morrinsville community and excited to be involved in the ‘Herd of Cows’ street art project.  Greenlea’s involvement in the farming communities that support our business is best exemplified by our principal sponsorship of the Taupo-based Philips Search & Rescue helicopter.  Our cow’s design, special alterations and artwork reflect the rescue helicopter and our commitment to all those who are part of the wider Greenlea family.  Learn more about the Philips Search & Rescue Trust at www.rescue.org.nz. 

14. Bright side of the road

The inspiration for our cow was based around claim time.  On one side we have a dark gloomy scene where “an event” has happened with damaged property and on the other side we have the repaired home with a bright blue sky – a picture of a happy home after the claim was handled by the team at Hugh Vercoe Insurance Brokers.

15. The Globull Cow

The inspiration for our cow came from our parents Tom & Kaye Williams and their passion for home (Morrinsville) and travel and cows.  Tom was particularly mad about his cows and it was uncommon for any cow in his herd not to have a name to match their personality.  Tom passed away in December 2012 followed by Kaye in October 2014.  The family felt that a vibrant and colourful cow in their name in their hometown was a fantastic way to honour and remember them.  They were enthusiastic supporters of the local community and put a lot into various activities and fundraisers.  Our cow features lots of images and symbols of far flung places as Tom & Kaye were real adventurers at heart and their intrepid travels led them all over the world.  As much as they loved to travel, they also loved to come home to Morrinsville where they were born and raised.

16. Moo-ving

Our team were keen to support the cow initiative and so with consultation of our terrific artist Dave Kington the story line that “Moo-ving?” represents  transpired. Whilst “Moo-ving?” will be an interesting walk down memory lane for the older generation we envisage it also being a great point of reference for the younger generations who visit our friendly town.  The cow is painted to show the different types of housing & materials used since the beginning of time. The legs of the cow show the different types of building materials that have been used over time & are also supporting the earths crust which is shown in its different layers. The cow also reflects how populated the planet has become over time.

We hope you enjoy Dave’s work and are confident the each time you re-visit “Moo-ving?” you will pick up more and more of the layered detail the Dave has subtly displayed.

17. Plate to Pasture

18. Spirit

Spirit is our second cow in the Herd.  Spirit represents our core values, detailing relationships between people, land and the environment.  Connecting these core elements is the tree, representing growth, generations and is a reflection of our clients, our team and our communities being part of our wider family.

19. Peek-a-moo

As a Vet clinic we are involved in farming & cows and we were all inspired to design a “real” Cow. One of our Veterinarians is a very talented artist and came up with the design concept for our cow. She worked closely with our artist to make sure the anatomical parts were correct.

Our artist has done an amazing job we are lucky he shared our attention to detail and we are very proud of his work. It makes our cow even more special that Dave and our clinic will both be able to admire the cow from both sides of the street.

It represents what we do, what we are trained for and what we love.

20. Daisy’s Odyssey

Daisy tells a story about the Trower family’s time in New Zealand, Kiwitahi and Tarawera along with our history.

You could be forgiven for thinking you’d arrived in Switzerland if you view Daisy from the front, under her neck is a large Swiss cowbell above 3 immense mountain peaks, the Eiger, Monch and the Jungfrau – These 3 beautiful mountains are in central Switzerland and are a strong link back to our Swiss heritage and family. Looking further down you can see long green grass growing up Daisy’s legs and if you look at her udder you can see the flowers that she was named after, the Daisy, which is also Enid Trower favourite flower…

On one side you can see the rolling hills of Kiwitahi with a stream train roaring along the tracks and the mighty  Kaimai ranges in the background. If you looks closely you’ll also see a Swiss flag and an American cowboy, this represent Liz and Chris Trower, but if you look even closer you might see some other symbols of Chris and Liz – a lady on a motorbike and a man driving some earthmoving equipment. You may also see a single Kiwi representing Kiwi-tahi.

On the other side is a view of Lake Tarawera with 3 kids off for a swim, a Pohutukawa tree (Because it’s always Christmas at the lake) and a Tui. If you look again you even see some flags, a New Zealand flag for those of the family to have been in NZ for a long time and a St Andrew cross and  piper for some more recent imports!

Telling our story was the easy part, pulling these ideas together and painting Daisy was a mammoth task – Luckily we had Marion Laurence, our amazing artist. Using a small paint brush she was able to turn our words in to art,  and she hit the nail on the head each time. It was a massive task with so much detail to include we wondered at times how she did it but she did. Our thanks go to Marion.

21. Udderly HOT

House of Travel has broken the mould in the latest addition to the Herd of Cows sculpture project in Morrinsville.

Udderly Hot, the 42^nd member of the herd, was unveiled outside the House of Travel Morrinsville branch in Thames St on Sunday afternoon.

Unlike the other painted/moulded versions around town, the House of Travel-sponsored cow was a one-off created by Te Aroha  sculptor Adrian Worsley.

The unique design, made from recycled metal, features a travelling cow – complete with sunhat  – sitting on a suitcase.

House of Travel Morrinsville owner/operators Kate Smyth and Carol Sutton said they wanted to go outside the norm for their member of the Morrinsville herd.

They immediately turned  to Adrian Worsley who had created a dog-orientated bike rack for them in Te Aroha.  The dog was a private sponsorship from Kate Smyth as Te Aroha is her home town.

At Sunday’s unveiling, Worsley said Udderly Hot took more than two months to put together.

He made a “few drawings” and created the eye-catching work from “one hundred per cent scrap”.

Kate Smyth and Carol Sutton had discussions early on with the Cow Committee about the design.

22. Udderly Awesome

Our team of four talented Year 11 Art students, Luke, Maly, Maddison and Shania, worked together to develop a design for the Morrinsville College cow,  inspired by the sponsor’s brief “Follow Your Dreams”. They used the following motifs:

• College House colours
• Kowhaiwhai designs from the carved entrance on Alexandra Avenue
• College Rugby socks
• A background of sky and clouds inspired by the Art of Rene Magritte

The students were guided through the big painting task by artist Alison Brain, who added her flair to the project. The result is udderly awesome!

23. Herd a Kiwi?

Herd of cows’ reflects an interest in what makes us “kiwis”. We think that the development of New Zealand’s isolated, migrant, multicultural society can be heard in its language.

Our cow snapshots some common “kiwi” colloquialisms for people to enjoy and reflect upon, maybe even brainstorm others they know. 

24. We R Family

Our inspiration for the design of our cow named “We R Family” came from a desire to create reflections and memories of our parents’ lives, on the farm, in the garden and at one with the countryside they so loved.  Our artist Evelyn has depicted this beautifully.

25. Thomoos

The death of Ken Thomas was the inspiration behind the family cow although it is dedicated to all the generations that have gone before. James Buchanan Thomas bought the Kereone road farm in 1921 which of course is the feature of ‘our cow’.

26. Tauhei Cow

Tauhei is a small rural area which has played an integral part in the prosperity of Morrinsville.

Birgitt’s floral design celebrates the women of our district who in many cases are unnoticed by history.

We as sponsors would like to recognise both past and present residents of Tauhei and the part they have played in the growth and development of our community.

27. Poppyanzac

Poppyanzac is the Downing family tribute to Morrinsville’s heroes of WW II. These boys left New Zealand’s shores, three of whom were Spinley brothers, Douglas, Lloyd and Bruce. Many gave their lives and remain in far off lands, only Bruce of the brothers returned. Thanks go to our artists Janet Barratt and Adrian Worsley for their interpretations.

28. Piakcow

Piako Group are proud to be associated with “The Herd of Cows” project, believing this has bought a point of difference to Morrinsville, giving the community a quirky, visual and fun project for all to enjoy.

We commissioned Vicki Carruthers to paint our cow and wanted to reflect Piako’s and Morrinsville’s strong dairying heritage .

Piako’s strength is retail of agricultural products and we wanted to capture this in use and also bring out different contours and applications of this machinery in the field. We also asked Vicki to bring into effect the back drop of the very picturesque Kaimai Mountain Range in particular the Te Aroha mast. We believe all this has been greatly achieved. 

We are pleased to support the project and believe this will showcase Morrinsville and the businesses within the town. 

29. Sociabelle

30. Mooloo

Frank A Pickett & Co had a long association with Morrinsville rugby and sponsored the original time clock.  Morrinsville Real Estate Ltd – Professionals sponsored the replacement digital time clock currently in use and continues to sponsor both rugby clubs, Morrinsville Rugby & Sports Club and Kereone Rugby & Sports Club, as well as the Morrinsville Rugby Union.  When this opportunity to purchase a cow came up we immediately thought of “MOOLOO”, the Waikato rugby mascot and symbol well known throughout New Zealand.

31. Pet-i-cure

Pet-i-cure’s design was inspired by Brian’s love of painting animals and Vet Clinic Morrinsville’s business.  One side reflects dairy farming with a Jersey and Friesian in front of Mt Te Aroha.  The other side is a variety of pets representing animals Brian knew, including a horse, dog, goat and cat

32. Cowmoonity Spirit

Cowmoonity Spirit was designed to celebrate the life of Dave Cooper. He was a true community man dedicated to many organisations in Morrinsville. He served 18 years on the Morrinsville Borough Council becoming the final mayor of Morrinsville before the amalgamation into the Matamata Piako District Council, where he continued to serve on the council for 12 years. He was a member of the Morrinsville Voluntary Fire Brigade for 39 years and served as deputy chief for 10 years. He served in Korea and was an active RSA man. He played coached and administered rugby for many years, he was a Lion, a Pakeke, a church man a builder by trade and most of all a family man and a well respected gentleman. 

He was awarded to Queens Service medal for service to the community.  The Artist Bridget Flannigan Tasker has captured these many aspect of Dave’s life in a mosaic of pictures which demonstrate his life, work and play.

33. Moofanwy

Pronounced “Moo-VON-wee”, which comes from an Ancient Welsh name Myfanwy for a girl, meaning “My rare one.” According to Disneyland name definitions, Myfanwy is “The ideal woman.”  We had a list of names from clients, Facebook followers and staff, and decided that a Welsh name would be appropriate following Sandi’s heritage and put to the vote Moofanwy was the favourite, especially when we researched the meaning and found it was a perfect fit for Images day spa.

Our brief for Hally, our lovely artist was after many doodling on our blank cow mock up in the staff room. We were looking for something that represented our business something tranquil, polished and fitted in with our motto of ‘relax, enjoy and indulge’. The project was happily handed over to Hally for her to work her magic in her own way and we think she has done a superb job at it.

34. MIS Jubilee

Being a former pupil of Morrinsville Intermediate School this is another great opportunity to create a design for the Morrinsville Herd of Cows? project.  The MIS Cow design has two sides (then and now) showing 50 years at Morrinsville Intermediate, in conjunction with the 50th Jubilee celebration.  The ‘then’ side of the cow is in black and white tones showing images of traditional school life.  The ‘now’ side of the cow is showing images of 21st century school life in vibrant colours.

The icons and figures look similar to the cartoon-style characters in the existing school murals.  The school logo is a flax (harakeke), this symbolises whanau, the child is the root which is protectively surrounded by the family (flax leaves).  The flax image ‘grows’ up all four legs of the cow starting in the weave design.  The background is a rural setting with rolling hills, the images in the clouds reflect the opportunities available to students at school e.g. sport/culture.  

35. Rotamoo

Our cow represents the colours of the 220 nations of the world in which Rotary is active and one of Rotary’s objectives of creating international understanding, peace and goodwill amongst all people regardless of their colour, race or creed. “Rotamoo”  simply represents the diversity of the world and that New Zealand is a multi cultural, multi ethnic community that seeks equality.

36. Fa.Moo.Ly

The sponsor (Reid Family Trust) headed by Lyn Reid, and the Artist Alysha Johnson (Lyns Granddaughter) felt that the cow should reflect our artistic, creative and fun loving family. Each of the elements on Fa.moo.ly depict members of the family and their careers / interests or depict moments, places and events in our life that have significance to us all. The large clock signifies that you must cherish every moment of time with your family as you never know when they might not be around. 

37. Crashinator

I wanted to incorporate the process a car undergoes when it goes to a panel and paint garage. As the viewers gaze moves from head to tail – or vice versa – they should see this process. Approx 350 hours spent.

38. Sale-a-Belle

39. Herd of Heathcotes

40. Ed Moocation

41. Peace of the Puzzle

Primarily made up of jigsaw pieces, this piece of art reflects that the whole picture is made up of many pieces. Each one of us in the community is a piece of the puzzle and we need each other to give a more complete picture. Secondly, the left side of the cow is an incomplete puzzle. We don’t claim to have it all together as individuals and we recognise we are in the process of being put together piece by piece as we find healing in various areas of our lives. We are also committed to helping others put their lives together by making available our various social, emotional, and spiritual services. Thirdly, within our ‘Faith Community’ there are missing pieces yet to join us. We look forward to journeying with you as Jesus (the Peace of the Puzzle) restores all of us to completeness as human beings. 

42. Hydraulink Cow

43. Mabel the Mega Cow

44. Mootylicious

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Painting Mootylicious was a challenge, she took some 120 hours of painting to complete and the end result was extremely satisfying.  I worked on the concept with the sponsors and put a great deal of effort into reaching the highest quality of work.   Mootylicious is bright and full of vibrant colours. 

45. Retro Cowch

Retro Cowch was a design suggested by the artist Paul Martin, and reflects both businesses at 49 Lorne St, the premises where the business was originally started by Edgar Fitness in the 1930’s.

46. Maddie the Cow

47. Mellow Movers

The cow is a Friesian cow decorated with several photos, with the photos pinned to the cows as you might stick them on a fridge or pin them to a board, but in a somewhat haphazard way to give variety in positioning and angles.  The basis for the photos is a set of images or places, scenes and buildings identified by the sponsor as important or meaningful in some way to her and her family, including a number in or around Morrinsville.  The background of the photos is black and white.  The photo are placed in a way to make best use of the cows shape, the photo subject, the photo shape and the colours in the photo. 

48. Moolux

49. Rose

The Concept was based on ideas from Students at Morrinsville School

50. Nick

51. Tatuamooee

Tatuamooee Cow Design

This design is representative of the Tatuanui School and community

Five birds represent the five school classrooms

Calf Club lamb on one side and calf club ribbon around the neck showing a favourite part of rural school life for many children

Pumpkin cine on one side representing the vegetable gardens the children have planted and the pumpkin harvest held each year

Red entrance to the bush walk on the edge of the school field was something the children felt was important to be on the cow

Mount Te Aroha in the background – sense of place and community

Blue koru with flax growing out on it is representative of the flax belt that used to run along the Waiherekeke river

Fruit trees on the shoulder – the school has planted a selection of fruit trees on the grounds (also reflective of Tatuanui being an enviro school)

The word caRe on the blue koru is from the schools motto “we caRe”

Blue socks on the cow are the schools rugby socks – input from the sponsors 

the normal jersey face, tail, udder and legs

52. Safer Cowmoonities

53. Buildette

This was such a cool project for me to work on and I have put a huge amount of time into this, mainly every waking hour – Friday when I finished work until Sunday evening blocks.

These intense sessions really enabled me to disappear into the void and truly connect with this cow.

I am my own worse critic so there was alot of re-adjustments along the way.  Countless layers of paint hidden under her hide.   Inflating her rump – so please, if she looks a little overweight it is not her fault!!

54. Fontessa

55. Lydia Kow

The painting of this cow represents two different sides of the Golf Club.  One side of the cow shows the layout of the Morrinsville Golf Club (including the numbered holes 1-18) and the other side of the Cow depicts scenes of the course, including the lake, gardens, trees and golf cart.

56. The eMoogency Paramedicow

57. Like No Udder

58. The House Cow

“The House Cow” located on Thames Street (outside ANZ Bank).  

When Darryl and Lynn asked me to come up with a concept that shows their family and business lives, I jumped at another opportunity to create a design for the Morrinsville Herd of Cows? project.  They have achieved a lot and I wanted to show this with a cow full of black and white illustrations of the houses they have built and the Houghton family adventures.

59. Tour De Cow

60. Moo…ney Cow

The artist worked closely with the sponsors.  Being outside the BNZ Bank they wanted to have a play with it, highlighting what a bank does together with the “what can happen” scenario – leaving it to the imagination of those admiring the cow.