"It's repairable, it will be done. When we get a chance to deal with it, it will be back as it was.
"I'm happy it's lasted this long, I'm disappointed that somebody felt they needed to do that."
The current plywood ONERAHI! sign has been on the hill since 2013 after a fundraising campaign gathered the funds to replaced the original sign. The original sign was made of cor flute plastic and was erected in 2011.
He said to some people the sign gives them some pride in the community. A number of locals had shown their support of the sign on the Onerahi Community Facebook page.