Five Tauranga city parking meters have been smashed and robbed in a daring overnight raid.
A vehicle is believed to have been used in the smash and grab, which targeted parking meters in 1st Ave between Cameron Rd and Devonport Rd.
The robbers ripped the meters out of the concrete footpath and pried the machines open, leaving the meters strewn on the roadside this morning.
Police were in attendance first thing this morning and contractors were later collecting the damaged machines. They were replaced with orange road cones.
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Police could not be reached for comment this morning.