The fountain in Mission Bay on Anzac Day. Photo: Facebook / Desley Simpson
Water in a central Auckland fountain was dyed red in what appeared to be a protest coinciding with Anzac Day.
Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson posted photos of the well-known fountain in Mission Bay on Facebook.
She said the fountain was only cleaned yesterday and would be cleaned again today.
"I respect the right for peaceful protest. What I don't respect or condone is wilful damage of public property," she wrote.
Posters on the fountain protested the violence in Gaza, saying: "18 months of genocide / blood on their hands" and called for a ceasefire with an Anzac poppy on the bottom of the paper.
Police said they are assessing a report from someone at the fountain about 5am to set up for the Anzac service, and who saw people near it.
