Vandalism and mail theft in Papatoetoe

New Zealand Post is seeking assistance from the Police to investigate an attack on two street posting boxes (boxes where the public post their mail) in Papatoetoe sometime during Tuesday night or Wednesday morning this week.

"The boxes, located outside 245 Great South Road in Papatoetoe, suffered extreme damage, and had to be replaced," New Zealand Post spokesman Michael Tull said.

"Of greater concern to us is the fact that an unknown quantity of mail may have been stolen from the boxes. This is a serious crime, and we take a zero tolerance approach.

"It appears that some mail from both boxes may have been removed. This potentially affects any members of the public who mailed items in these street posting boxes between 6pm on Tuesday 15 November and 10am on Wednesday 16 November.

"It's important to remember that only the boxes outside 245 Great South Road were affected. Mail posted anywhere else in Papatoetoe will have been collected and delivered as usual.

"People who used those street posting boxes between those hours should consider whether they may need to re-send the mail in question," Michael Tull said.

Anyone with information on this crime should contact Papatoetoe Police.

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