City of Hamilton in New Zealand removes statue of British naval captain

City council says memorial to Captain John Hamilton comes down after Mori elder calls him a murderer' and threatens to remove by force

A statue of a British naval captain has been removed by the city council in Hamilton, New Zealand after a local Mori elder threatened to take it down by force.

The statue of Captain John Hamilton, after whom the city in the central North Island is named, was gifted to the city by a local company in 2013.