Herd of Morrinsville?

If not, Morrinsville is a small town in the Waikato that’s big on cows – farming them and turning them into street art to help tell the story of the town’s history and heritage.

Herd of Heathcotes painted by Helen Rowlands (39)

Herd of Heathcotes painted by Helen Rowlands (39)

The Herd of Cows? website has a street art trail map so you can find the 48 members of the colourful herd and read about the artists that painted them. Some of the art work on the cows is wonderfully whimsical, and one of the cows is a whopper – Mabel the 6.5 metre tall mega cow stands outside Maber Motors at 86 Thames Street.

Plate to Pasture painted by Caren Glazer (17)

Plate to Pasture painted by Caren Glazer (17)

Cowcrete painted by Elizabeth Mertens (7)

Cowcrete painted by Elizabeth Mertens (7)

You’ll find heavy metal Daisy sitting outside House of Travel on the corner of Moorhouse & Thames Streets…..

Daisy (Udderly HOT) by Adrian Worsley (21)

Daisy (Udderly HOT) by Adrian Worsley (21)

Moofanwy painted by Hally Barlow (33)

Moofanwy painted by Hally Barlow (33)

The Accowntant painted by Dave Kington (5)

The Accowntant painted by Dave Kington (5)

Fa.moo.ly painted by Alysha Johnson (36)

Fa.moo.ly painted by Alysha Johnson (36)

If you’re looking for a bite to eat while you’re finding the curious cows you can hoof it to a cow themed cafe – Crazee Cow at 314 Thames Street.

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