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By Alex Braae in The Spinoff's The Bulletin. Deep wounds shown by Captain Cook vandalism...
A Gisborne Captain Cook statue has been vandalised, and the message painted on it shows the depth of tensions that will surround the 250th anniversary of his arrival in New Zealand. You might recall a different Cook statue was painted red back in 2016, to symbolise the killings of Māori people during his first visit. The message that has been painted on it this time cuts to the heart of what happened after that visit – the words 'thief Pakeha' is on the front, and 'this is our land' on the back – here's a report on it from Te Ao News.
