Thieves have stolen more than 150 motorbikes from a warehouse in West Auckland in one night.
The police said 109 of these child-sized mini quad bikes were stolen, each valued at around $500. Photo: NZ POLICE
The bikes were being stored in Cartwright Road, Kelston, and were packaged in cardboard boxes.
Police believe it may have taken up to six hours to load the stolen motorbikes and take them away, with a hot-wired forklift used to shift them.
The bikes include scooters and child-sized quad bikes, with a total value of nearly $160,000.
A white ute - a 2003 Mitsubishi Triton with registration number BSA579 - was also taken.
Detective Shaun Galbraith said in a statement that the police wanted to hear from anyone who was in the area between 9pm Sunday and 4am Monday.
"Whoever has done this is obviously going to try and sell them and we need people to be vigilant," he said.
"If you see a bike like this for sale and you suspect it may be stolen, please let us know. It's also a warning to anyone who's offered one of these bikes and buys it - you're buying stolen property and you run the risk of being criminally charged."
The haul included 12 Pantera moped scooters, worth $2500 each. Photo: NZ POLICE
Fifteen Presto 50cc moped scooters - red, cream or aqua and worth $2000 each - have also been reported missing. Photo: NZ POLICE
Thirty V-Sport Eurorider moped scooters, worth $1500 each, were also taken. Photo: NZ POLICE
