In the USA, it might be called defacing government property. I doubt there would be as much a sense of humor as Auckland Transport might have.
June 1, 2018
By Vera Alves
Tired of contacting authorities about the state of the road near his home for about 18 months and getting nowhere, Auckland man Geoff Upson yesterday painted two giant 20m long penises around the potholes on Kahikatea Flat Rd, near Waitoki.
He says he did it after 18 months of being ignored, hoping the penises would spark action from road authorities.
Upson posted a video of himself on Facebook showing the fluoro green penises, about 1.2m wide, surrounding the numerous potholes on the road, drawing attention to the hazards....