New Zealand Wars memorial statue defaced by anti-colonial activistsSUPPLIED The Zealandia statue, paying tribute to soldiers who fought during the Land Wars in the 19th century, was vandalised overnight. A war memorial statue in Auckland's CBD has been vandalised by an anti-colonial group. The Zealandia statue on the corner of Symonds St and Wakefield St was attacked in the early hours of Thursday morning. The memorial is a tribute to the imperial and colonial soldiers who fought for Britain during the New Zealand wars between 1845 and 1872. During the New Zealand Wars, in February 1864, Nixon took 1500 colonial troops into the village of Rangiaōwhia where elderly men, women and children were living.

Source: Stuff January 11, 2018 02:15 UTC