A commissioned street art work in Dowling St has been graffiti bombed by a tagger. Graffiti Doctor Roger Knauf (at right) cleans it up. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERYA Dunedin business is upset at a recent spate of graffiti targeting the city’s street murals. It came to the Otago Daily Times’ attention after Lincoln Darling, of Darling Realty, posted a picture of the defaced Chrome Bull, by Bik Ismo, in Dowling St.‘‘It’s really upsetting that this has happened,’’ Mr Darling said. ‘‘The mural was a one-off — we got the artist to come all the way from Portugal to Dunedin to make this work.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 08, 2026 22:29 UTC