A 49-year-old man has been charged after allegedly damaging election hoardings in Pāpāmoa this month.
Police were called to Pāpāmoa Beach Rd about 8pm on September 16 to reports of a man causing a disturbance near Bermuda St.
Senior Sergeant Shannon Clifford said officers arrived to find a man allegedly damaging election hoardings.
The man was arrested and charged with two counts of wilful damage.
He is due to reappear in Tauranga District Court on October 30.
The arrest is the second in recent weeks relating to damaged election hoardings in the Tauranga area.
A 43-year-old man is also due to reappear in court on October 2 facing four charges of wilful damage.
Clifford said police hoped the arrests would send a strong message that anyone who chose to damage election material would face the consequences.
2 comments
The Master
Posted on 25-09-2026 17:14 | By Ian Stevenson
Some in politics are overdoing it with the rhetoric and and excessive dramatization of everything. Often related to the radical demands that they think somehow is right or normal somehow? Often these radical views erupt as shown above. Often where there s a lack of any rationalisation, logic, debate possible... the mind set is pre-determined.
This excess is seen by some as inflammatory and so some leap to the conclusion that they "must" do something... that sadly at times means violent acts, harm and damage.
I condone
Posted on 25-09-2026 17:30 | By Dee236
As a tax payer. This government has taxed me more than anyway possible. Im done with them and allow this action because we feel ripped off.
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