The Bra Blog

15
Mar

Bra Fence Bra Fence

The Cardrona Bra Fence was a controversial tourist attraction in Central Otago, New Zealand. The fence was on a public road reserve adjacent to farm property in the Cardrona Valley area southwest of Wanaka.

The Bra Fence began at some point between Christmas and New Year 1999, when four women’s bras were attached to the wire fence alongside the road. The original reason for the bras being attached to the fence was never known. News quickly spread of the bras appearance, which was left on the fence by the landowners, and soon more bras began to appear. By the end of February there were some 60 bras, but at about this time they were all removed anonymously. This was reported in the local press, and the story gained widespread dissemination through the New Zealand media, leading to more bras immediately appearing. In early 2006, the number of bras attached to the fence stood at close to 800.

On April 28, 2006, after discovering the fence rested on public road reserve, the local Council determined the bra fence was a “traffic hazard” and an “eyesore” and ordered the bras on the fence to be removed. So on September 9, 2006, the local Council made good on its pledge and removed over 1,500 bras.

Thus the once popular tourist attracting of the Cardrona Bra Fence was no more, and now only lives on in pictures or memories.