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Man charged after damaging 30 political hoardings in Tauranga

By Drooid · Sep 14, 2026, 2:49 AM UTC · How we work

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Police charged a 43-year-old Tauranga man with wilful damage to political hoardings in Papamoa.
The vandalism occurred around 6:30 am on 10 September on Parton Road, damaging about 30 hoardings.
He appeared in Tauranga District Court on 11 September and was remanded on bail.
He is scheduled to reappear in court on 2 October.
Police asked anyone with dash-cam or CCTV footage to call 105, citing file 260910/0619.

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Story summary

Police charged a 43-year-old Tauranga man with wilful damage to political hoardings in Papamoa.
The vandalism occurred around 6:30 am on 10 September on Parton Road, damaging about 30 hoardings.
He appeared in Tauranga District Court on 11 September and was remanded on bail.
He is scheduled to reappear in court on 2 October.
Police asked anyone with dash-cam or CCTV footage to call 105, citing file 260910/0619.