A massive haul of stolen property has been found on a rural property north of Auckland.
Power tools that were recovered in the opernation. Photo: Supplied / NZ Police
GALLERY: More photos of the stolen goods
Police say there were enough goods to fill 12 shipping containers, two horse floats and several sheds.
Listen to Senior Sergeant Andy King
They said the goods were found at a property on the Dairy Flat Highway, in an area where there had been a rise in the number of construction-site burglaries in recent months.
Senior Sergeant Andy King said it was one of the biggest finds of stolen property in the district.
He said it was a big process trying to return the items to the rightful owners.
"We are going to be returning property as much as we can, as quick as we can too, but a lot of it will have to go into police storage, safe storage, until we can identifying where it's come from."
A 43-year-old man has been charged with receiving stolen property, and an investigation continues.