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CHILDREN FROM a city primary school have written letters of support to a woman subjected to what she believed was a racially-motivated attack.

Filipino woman Hazel Munro had paint thrown over her and her young daughters as she was putting the children into her car in Papanui late last month.

A full 4-litre paint can was thrown from a blue mini-van as it passed by and Mrs Munro heard the occupants laughing as they drove off.

She believed she was targeted because she was Asian.

Pupils from Room Three at St Anne's School in Woolson were so outraged to read of the incident in The Star, they decided to write letters to the Munro family to cheer them up.

They even drew bright-coloured pictures to go with the letters and said people of all nationalities were welcome in their community.

Amelia Craig wrote: "We are very sorry that you got paint on you and your baby.

"We think that is mean and cruel and we hope they don't do it again."

Wrote Lingas Fido: "We hope those silly people don't pour paint on you again.

"It was very unkind to do that."

Chelsea Thoms offered: "We are very sorry that some silly people tipped paint on you and your baby.

"I hope you get better behaviour when you're around the neighbourhood."

Class teacher Pam Grant said the class wanted to let Mrs Munro know they felt sorry for her after reading of her awful experience.

"We are a very multi-cultural school and welcome people of all races into our neighbourhood," she wrote.

Mrs Munro said she was overwhelmed by the gesture.

"I wasn't expecting it," she said.

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Mrs Munro's paint-splattered car. Police appealed for information on the culprits, but without having a registration number, they hit a dead end in the investigation.

Mrs Munro said she just hoped the people responsible read about it in the paper and didn't do the same thing to anyone else.

Her husband, Brendon Munro, said the family had got a lot of support from people in the community since the incident was reported, and to get letters from St Anne's School pupils as well was "fantastic".