Burnt furniture, “smashed” glass, urine, and faecal matter were found by lifeguards this morning after the Pāpāmoa East tower was allegedly vandalised overnight.
Surf Life Saving NZ’s Eastern Region lifesaving manager Chaz Gibbons-Campbell said the door had been “ripped off”, furniture had been set alight, and “smashed” plastic perspex glass was “all over the place”.
Police confirmed they received a report of wilful damage at the lifeguard tower and it was being assessed.
Gibbons-Campbell said it was the second incident in three days after a pair of binoculars was allegedly stolen from the Tay St tower in Mount Maunganui on December 30.
“Thankfully, it [the tower] wasn’t damaged.”