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A German tourist was forced to clean up his handiwork, after he was caught tagging the Franz Josef Glacier on the West Coast.
English tourists caught Jan Philip Scharbert on camera as he spray-painted graffiti on the rocks and ice face of the glacier last week, The Press reported today.
The amateur photographers handed their photos to Department of Conservation (DOC) staff, who informed police.
Scharbert, 28, from Munich, was arrested getting on a bus to leave Franz Josef, and was ordered to clean up the graffiti.
Constable Paul Gurney of the Whataroa police told newspaper Scharbert took 1-1/2 days to clean up his handiwork, and received reprimands from other visitors as he cleaned.
He escaped a wilful damage charge when DOC said it was satisfied with the repair job.
- NZPA
