They went up and they came back down again.
Correspondents to the Wairarapa Times-Age have asked why Masterton's entranceway pou, at either end of town on SH2, were stripped of their symbols since they went up in early February.
Apart from a north-west gale blowing off the coverings on one symbol, the public have yet to see the deliberately rusty metal icons, meant to represent Masterton's values and events.
Readers have wondered if the symbols were meant to be larger.
A comparison of the design photo with a picture of one of the symbols in actuality seems to suggest a size difference.