Wharekura said just as that commotion started, another resident, who was \u201c7ft and huge\u201d, came out of a home and yelled out to the man, \u201cyou come here mate and I will deal to you\u201d.<\/p>\n
She said the man quickly left after seeing the larger resident walking towards him.<\/p>\n
Wharekura said it was typical of the neighbourhood to have one another\u2019s backs and she was certain the defecator would not return or do it again.<\/p>\n
She called police and spoke to another resident, who was to alert the Rotorua Lakes Council.<\/p>\n
The Rotorua Daily Post has elected not to publish the supplied photographic evidence of the defecation.<\/p>\n
The Haumoana St playground in Rotorua. Photo \/ Facebook<\/p>\n
A police spokeswoman said police were called about 1pm after a man allegedly smeared faeces on a playground on Haumoana St.<\/p>\n
\u201cPolice were not able to locate the alleged offender. We have requested further information from the person who made the report, so that we can conduct follow-up inquiries.\u201d<\/p>\n
A council spokesperson said such behaviour in a public space was \u201cextremely disappointing\u201d and \u201cthankfully is very rare\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have no record of this particular incident being reported to council and would encourage people to always do so to ensure we can respond as quickly as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n
After being contacted by the Rotorua Daily Post today about the incident, a janitorial team urgently went to the area to clean and sanitise the playground equipment, the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n