Upset Papamoa residents are seeking the community's help to find those responsible for a spate of vandalism where several tyres and a trampoline were slashed.

Senior Sergeant Deirdre Lack says police received three separate reports of slashed tyres and a trampoline around Papamoa on Sunday night.

Gravatt Road resident Anna Volschenk had the tyres of her husband's work car slashed at the weekend. Photo: supplied.

The front tyre of a vehicle parked on a grass verge outside a property on Santa Monica Drive was slashed between 7pm and 8.30pm.

A car parked on Gravatt Road had two of its tyres slashed, and a trampoline at an Evans Road property had three large holes cut out of it.

Police believe all three incidents occurred within an 18-hour timeframe.

No weapons have been left at either of the scenes and so far police have no leads.

'We will up our presence in those areas, but unless we get a strong lead really there's nothing we've got to go on evidentially.

'There's been nothing left at the scene, no one's been seen or heard – unless someone hears that someone's been on a rampage then they can let us know.”

Papamoa resident Anna Volschenk parked her car outside the family home on Gravatt Road about midday Sunday. When her husband went to work at 7.30am Monday, two of the car's tyres were slashed.

'It wasn't' actually visible to the eye,” says Anna.

'When I first went and had a look I just thought the air had been let out of them and then when we blew them up we could see all of the air coming out of the hole.”

Since then her husband has had to drive her car, leaving her and three children aged 5, 6, and 22 months without a car.

A trampoline was slashed in Evans Road. Photo: Charissa Utikere.

The family has no insurance, so the damage has cost them about $400.

'It probably does make us want to keep our gates locked more at night time, where we've never really been that kind of people,” says Anna.

'It's just a bit senseless and mindless really. I mean what kind of thrills do they get from that?”

Meanwhile, other residents of the area have taken to Facebook with their concerns.

"I woke up this morning to find two of my tyres have been slashed,” one of the posts reads. 'I have a child seat and a pram in my car too so they would see I need to transport children. I phoned the police to report this and found out other reports have been made about tyres being slashed. I am very upset as I now have to buy tyres."

Another post reads "my parents live on Santa Monica Drive in Papamoa and last night had their tyre slashed on their car.

'This is the third incident they've had with vandalism to their vehicles. If anyone knows anything please speak up. And to everyone else, be vigilant."

Rise Up Tauranga's Rosalie Crawford is encouraging people to support community patrol groups including Night Owls and Neighbourhood Watch.

If residents hear of anything suspicious in the area, Deirdre advises that they call 111 immediately or phone Papamoa police on 572 2440.

'It's really just keeping your neighbours informed of what's going on in the area so that if anyone does see anything they can ring up and say what's happened – and we can dispatch a unit down there.”