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Walsh mural defaced with white paint

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A landmark mural in Tokomaru Bay, painted 30 years ago by artist John Walsh, has been defaced.

Disbelief, anger and sadness have been expressed in the wake of the damage.

Walsh painted the mural, which depicts local identities, on the wall of the old butcher’s shop in the 1980s.

Numerous complaints have appeared on social media, with people asking “why has this been done?” and “who gave...


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