Two men believed to be responsible for putting anti-Semitic posters on the walls of Queenstown Resort College have contacted the police.
A police spokeswoman said a still photo of the men entering the building last Friday afternoon, posted on the Southern District Police Facebook page, had been taken down.
The pair would be interviewed on Friday, when the investigating officer returned to work, she said.
Police had urged the public to come forward with information about the pair. In the security camera image, one of the men is wearing a ''Trump'' T-shirt and holding a sheaf of papers.
College chief executive Charlie Phillips said he had no idea why the posters were put up, but guessed those responsible were ''on a crusade of some sort''.
There were no Jewish students at the college, he said.
The college had been in recess at the time, and only a few staff members were in the building. As soon as they noticed the posters, they took them down and called the police.
He was reluctant to comment further because the matter was with police, and the actions of the people responsible did not deserve attention.
New Zealand Jewish Council president Stephen Goodman said it was difficult to judge the motivation of those behind the posters, but such incidents were becoming more prevalent.
Hate speech and racial and religious intolerance were on the rise in New Zealand. Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy spoke out on the issue recently.
''It's very hard to deal with because it's random in nature, and legislating against it doesn't help,'' Mr Goodman said.
Education was the best way to respond, but that took time.
He hoped the police caught those responsible.
''This sort of thing is totally unacceptable in New Zealand and to most New Zealanders.''
