New Plymouth
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| Postcode(s) | 4310, 4312 |
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About New Plymouth
New Plymouth is a city on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. It's known for its coastal walkway stretching from Bell Block to Port Taranaki. Te Rewa Rewa Bridge has views of towering Mount Taranaki. The Govett-Brewster Art Gallery shows contemporary exhibitions. Close by, Pukekura Park has botanical gardens and birdlife. Subalpine forests and waterfalls characterise Egmont National Park to the south.
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Plymouth Rock Mayflower monument covered in graffiti
The Rock marks the area where pilgrims from the Mayflower landed spraying
Plymouth Rock , which has been a monument marking The Landing place of the Mayflower in Massachusetts, covered in red paint, officials confirmed.
The Rock is found one of several tourist attractions in and around the Plymouth waterfront devastated on Monday Morning .
It is unclear whether The Incident on the 400-year anniversary this year.
It is not the First Time , a monument to the pilgrim, which was damaged in the Massachusetts city.
The Mayflower sailed from Plymouth, England in September, 1620, with 12 "pilgrim fathers" bound for a new life. The Ship landed in what New Plymouth ", Massachusetts on December 21 "has become, in a place that is now Plymouth Rock .
The Rock is located in Pilgrim Memorial State Park on the shores of the US city. It is a small piece of a larger rock that was in the city at the time that The Pilgrims settled,
pictures posted on Social Media several site snow show covered in red paint, including The Rock , a pilgrim statue, and the four scallops roll statues.
Lea Filson, executive director of, Plymouth, said: "to See this kind of disrespect, the historical memories of the Mayflower story is sad and disturbing.
"The wave of consternation and anger about The Incident , it was a positive end to a thoughtless gesture," she added.
Melissa Arrighi, Plymouth town manager, said on Twitter that she was saddened by the recent vandalism.
city officials confirmed on Facebook that a clean-up operation is already underway. He warns, however, in a Facebook post that some of the memorials.
Source of news: bbc.com
