The Cardona Bra Fence
In November 2014, Cardrona tour guide Kelly Spaans and her partner Sean Colbourne decided to take voluntary guardianship of the fence after it had been stripped by anonymous people on a number of occasions.[6] They shifted the fence from beside the Cardrona Valley Road to their private driveway about 100 metres away from its original spot. A pink sign and a collection box were put up in March 2015 to help raise funds for the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation. The area is playfully called "Bradrona".[7]
In 2017, Bradrona had raised over $30,000 in charity funds. In the same year, Cardrona Distillery, which is located next to the fence, produced a pink gin to acknowledge Breast Cancer Awareness Month, donating $5 per bottle to the NZBCF. The distillery has made the same donation arrangement on a permanent basis for a single malt vodka called ‘The Reid' in honour of the fence. By 2018 over $70,000 had been raised and in 2019 it was reported that over $500 were deposited in the collection box every week
Strange Fences of New Zealand from our weird and wonderful files.
- The Jandal Fence of Kaeo
- The Jandal Fence in Sanson
- The Wenderholm Hub Caps
- The Te Pahu Toothbrush Fence
- The Cardona Bra Fence
- The Bike Fence of Oparau
- The Gum Boot fence Whakatane.
Yes, we do have the quirky. The things that are fun and enjoyable simply because they are there. They may make no sense at all but will bring a smile to all those that see them.
See if any of these are on the road to where you are going.
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