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Pro-Palestine protesters covered the lights at Auckland Museum with red and green cellophane and illuminated the building in the colours of the Palestine flag last night.��

People were encouraged to “bring keffiyehs, flags, cars, posters and voices” in a social media post that went up shortly before the gathering in front of the Auckland Museum.��

“Let’s cover the museum lights with red and green cellophane to illuminate the building in the colours of Palestine,” the post read.��

Another post on former Twitter plaform X showed a photo of the museum bathed in green and red with the comment: “Since the museum wasn’t willing to light up in the Palestinian colours, we did it ourselves. Free Palestine is the forever motto.”��

The move came after the Auckland Museum covered the same lights with blue cellophane in support of Israel in October. This drew criticism, with pro-Palestine supporters “blacking out” the museum lights.��

That prompted museum chief executive David Reeves to apologise and acknowledge the depth of feeling around the issue.��

“We wanted this to be an expression of hope for peace – our approach was wrong, and I personally apologise for the distress and hurt caused to members of our community,” Reeves said at the time.��

“I am carefully reviewing and reflecting on all of the feedback we have received and as a War Memorial Museum we continue to hope for deeper understanding and a peaceful resolution to conflict.”��

The museum confirmed the protest but would not comment further.��

“We can confirm that a number of people covered the museum’s lights yesterday evening. If you are seeking further comment, please contact NZ Police,” a spokesperson said in a statement.��

Police have been approached for comment.��