Going above and beyond the call of duty — there's little other way to describe the valiant efforts of a toilet cleaning contractor on New Year's Day.
Whangamatā Police say a cellphone was lost at the Joe's Farm New Year's Eve concert just outside Whangamatā.
"A contractor who maintains the portaloos was expecting people's deposits and noticed a cellphone that got sucked up into his system," said Sergeant Will Hamilton.
![A cellphone was handed in to the police after it was found down a portaloo following Joe's Farm New Year's Eve concert just outside Whangamatā. The owner has claimed it. Photo / Getty Images](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3DQJZWNF2SMAIIMYLQKJTTL4CU.jpg?auth=3baa4a97437ca87d641ff2039a12299b9b5d77c7c7b52bcee790635c57016c4e&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
"The next day he brought it into the station in a biohazard bag. Much to our surprise the owner contacted us and said 'my cellphone is pinging on GPS at your station'.