A monument to former prime minister Sir George Grey in central Auckland has been covered with blood-red paint. Ricky Wilson/Stuff The statue's face, bust and hands had been covered with red paint, and text was visible on the structure. A New Zealand Wars monument on Wakefield Street in the CBD also appeared to have red paint on it on Monday afternoon. It is the latest in a spate of incidents relating to Auckland statues. Auckland Council Art Collection Manager Peter Tilley told Stuff on Monday that the statue was daubed with red paint on Sunday evening.

Source: Stuff June 15, 2020 04:46 UTC