Porirua ratepayers may have to swallow the cost of replacing an entire footpath after it was vandalised directly after the concrete was poured.
Last Wednesday a 25m path was poured at Ascot Park Playground, and overnight it was vandalised. Graffiti was scratched into the surface and holes were gouged out of the fresh concrete.
Mayor Anita Baker says it's "hugely disappointing".
"I'm just asking people not to destroy property – the cost to the ratepayer is not acceptable."