If what you've just read has caused you to either groan, swear, or lay down and cry, then you'll appreciate where Tauranga artist Benjamin Lloyd is coming from with his latest work.

Tauranga artist Benjamin Lloyd has revamped New Zealand's $100 note in his latest piece. Photo: Benjamin Lloyd

SunLive readers will remember Benjamin as the artist who took to Tauranga's political hoardings with his spray gun ahead of the 2014 Election.

'I've had so many people hitting me up saying I should design a new flag, but I have just refuse to do one,” explains Benjamin. 'I think this referendum is an absolute waste of time and money, so I've gone and designed a new $100 note instead.

It took Benjamin just one day to complete the massive artwork which measures 150cm in width and stands 70cm tall.

His take on the $100 bill still prominently features Kiwi physicist and ‘father of nuclear physics' Ernest Rutherford, though he is a little stripped back to say the least.

'I just think that $26 million could be spent on way better things, its bloody ridiculous how much they're spending on something most people don't want.”

Having revamped the $100 note, Benjamin says he's been inspired to create a body of work focusing on bank note which will also include a $500 and $1,000 note.

He's hoping to display his collection at his new gallery in Tauranga's CBD which he plans to open later this year.