A version of the proposed new flag being flown on a Bay building was ripped down and replaced with a couple of pairs of underwear and a pair of shoes hanging from the flag pole.
Te Puke War Memorial Hall manager Lydia Wilkinson said the flag, which was flown from a flag pole on the top of the building which is more than 11m high, was removed and replaced with the shoes and underwear sometime between Friday night and Monday morning when one of the committee members noticed it.
The hall was flying both the current New Zealand flag and the proposed alternative as part of the Government initiative to allow people to see both flags flying side-by-side.
Ms Wilkinson said she had not had any feedback from flying both flags until now.
"I'm guessing this is somebody's opinion and they are letting us well and truly know," she said.