Is it art? An "epic fail?" Or a roadworks accident?

A photo of a road cone asphalted into a New Zealand footpath in New Plymouth, on the west coast of the North Island, has drawn derision on a Facebook community page, with one comment describing it as an "epic fail".

"OMG surely someone taking the piss," wrote another poster.

"Some drunk person is gonna try to kick that," said another.

Yet another suggested it could be art that becomes a local landmark.

Melanie, who posted the photo, said she used the road daily.

She found the "bizarre" and she wasn't alone - screenshots of the post are doing the rounds on social media.

However, a New Plymouth District Council spokesperson said the cone was simply protecting an exposed pipe.

The pipe connects a water main to an adjacent house, and

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