Cherie HowieReporter·NZ Herald·5 Aug, 2026 07:00 AM3 mins to read‌A video posted to the City Slikas social media account shows young men (inset) using weed whackers to mow an obscene image into the Ōhinerau/Mt Hobson volcanic cone in Auckland. Photos / Sylvie Whinray; @city.slikas video screengrabThe iwi and Auckland Council co-governance entity which manages the city’s mountains is speaking with police after an obscene image was mown into one maunga by a group that’s already claimed responsibility for several other high-profile pranks.

In footage posted to City Slikas social media channels last weekend, at least