# Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand

Christchurch · filed 18 December 2025 · report 7404122
https://www.chch.live/report/7404122

> The Capt. James Cook statue in Victoria Square has been vandalised a long time ago. I sit in this park often and have watched hundreds of tourists stop and take photos and comment on the graffiti. Someone has written ‘This is a fraud’ on the front and spray painted a big Red Cross across his front. This is not a great look to be on display like this for locals and our visitors to see. Can it not be cleaned up, or restored to its previous condition?

*The reporter’s own words, a public report relayed, not verified or endorsed.*

## The council’s work orders, near this pin
- Graffiti - Fence, building or structure, 6 m away · resolved 30 Sept 2026, took 10 months, probably the same job, filed through both doors
- Graffiti - Fence, building or structure, 13 m away · resolved 15 Dec 2025, took 3 days, probably the same job, filed through both doors
- Boat ramp skate etc, 1 m away · open, filed 29 Apr 2024
- Water Leak, 1 m away · open, filed 31 Oct 2024
- Graffiti on Park Walkway Signs, 1 m away · open, filed 6 Oct 2020
- Graffiti (OLD), 1 m away · resolved 19 Jun 2023, took 47 hours
- Graffiti, 2 m away · resolved 28 Apr 2021, took 2 days
- Graffiti - Fence, building or structure, 2 m away · resolved 28 Oct 2025, took 21 hours
MyCouncilTicket is a different door from the public report, one job can stand in both streams. The whole roll: https://www.chch.live/fixed

The problem: https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti
The street: https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/canterbury
The suburb: https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city
The attached photograph: https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07404122/public/1_51c1c6if392e.jpg
What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.52802899883406&lon=172.63558199959093

Data: https://api.chch.live/report?id=7404122