Wellington City Council workers have removed a sign which renamed the street the Russian Embassy is on to Zelenskiy Rd in honour of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The sticker was noticed yesterday on the Messines Rd street sign but by Friday morning it was gone.
Richard MacLean, the head of communications at Wellington City Council, said council workers pulled it down overnight.
The road sign used the spelling "Zelenskiy", which is an alternative spelling the President has used before and also included what looked like a sunflower – the national flower of Ukraine.
National MP Nicola Willis posted an image of the sticker on her Facebook page, saying it appeared the embassy had a new name. She accompanied the message with "Slava Ukraini!" - a phrase which translates to "Glory to Ukraine".