The displays, which appear to the grow each year, add colour and life to the street and are a beacon of community spirit.
The homeowners gain nothing from the exercise, other than knowing they have brightened someone's day.
As one resident said of the vandalism, "it's pretty sad, killing other people's fun".
Local police have also taken a dim view of the act of vandalism and are vowing to re-educate the culprits on what Christmas spirit is about if they find them.
Hopefully, members of the public will help identify those responsible.
It was a different story in Tauranga South. Residents there donated carloads of food to the Bay of Plenty Times Christmas Appeal for the Tauranga Community Foodbank.
It was one of the most successful can drives we have had since we first started the appeals six years ago.
One man took all the avocados off his tree in order to give something. Another resident tracked down a volunteer and handed over a box of food.
Residents like Frances Agar, who donated five items of food, seemed acutely aware the festive season can be a particularly difficult time of year for struggling families.
"Lots of people don't have anything for Christmas and whereas others are so over-stocked," she said.
The fantastic response shows just how generous and kind-hearted Bay people can be in supporting a worthy cause.
The food bank helps people who, for whatever reason, have fallen on hard times and does an amazing job of ensuring families have somewhere to turn to for help.
The scales of the assistance they provide is staggering.
Seventeen thousand people were helped by the Tauranga Community Foodbank in the year to June.
With an estimated population in Tauranga of 128,200 in June, this means 13 per cent of the city's population were desperate enough to ask a charity for help feeding themselves and their families.
While busy supporting those who have fallen on hard times, the food bank also needs our support.
Another can drive will be held on December 5 in Bellevue. Volunteers will be visiting homes on Windsor St, Princess Rd and Sherwood St. A drive will also be held in Arataki around Grenada St on December 13.
Non-perishable food such as cans, dried pasta, recipe mixes, and sanitary items can be donated.
You can also drop off grocery items or money at the foodbank itself and the Bay of Plenty Times offices on Cameron Rd.
Thank you for your support.