A rainbow crossing on Auckland's Karangahape Rd has been painted over with white paint

Nobody has taken responsibility for the vandalism, but it follows a similar action by Destiny Church members in Gisborne.

A photo posted to social media site Reddit around 4am today showed the crossing completely covered in white paint.

However with rainy conditions in the city, the paint has since been smeared along the road by traffic, with most of the rainbow now visible again.