The $250,000 glass and light sculpture set in the pavement outside the Civic Theatre on Queen St has disappeared. Last night, a council spokeswoman could not say what the future is for the artwork, or if it has a future. When the sculpture was unveiled by former Auckland City Mayor Dick Hubbard in 2007 as part of a $43.5 million upgrade of Queen St he called it "an absolutely stunning addition to our main street." The council spokeswoman said the work was carefully dismantled at the end of October and removed by the council from the site. "The feature did not pass current safety slippage requirements and had become a public safety hazard in this location.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 16, 2016 06:48 UTC