The new loos, complete with little blue penguin mural, at The Oneroa Bay Beach (Long Bay), in Russell, Bay of Islands.
New public toilets sporting images of little blue penguins have replaced an ageing 1980s facility at Oneroa Bay Beach (Long Bay) near Russell in the Bay of Islands.
The new wheelchair-accessible toilets were opened a week before Christmas, just in time for summer holiday season. To complete work on the
prefabricated, three-cubicle facility, artwork featuring little blue penguins was applied to an exterior wall of the building this month.
The new toilets replace a deteriorating concrete block facility that was built in the 1980s. That building was not wheelchair accessible, was damp, had poor lighting and required high levels of maintenance.
It was demolished and, to minimise disruption for beachgoers, the new prefabricated building was placed on the same site where it was connected to existing water and wastewater services.
Far North Deputy Mayor Ann Court said removal of the old toilet block will be welcomed by locals and regular visitors to the popular beach.
