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Surf lifesaving mural

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Surf lifesaving mural

A mural depicting the Ōpunake surf lifesaving club’s surfboat adorns a shop wall in the coastal town. In this photograph it is complemented by a vintage Chevrolet, and motorbikes and their riders.

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Ron Lambert, Taranaki places – Cape Egmont, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/25903/surf-lifesaving-mural (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Ron Lambert, published 23 February 2010, updated 1 September 2016.