The arrival of spring has signalled the arrival of lawnmower thieves in Hawke's Bay - with the number of thefts beginning to rise along with temperatures.
"We see it every spring," Napier police law enforcement team analyst Sandra McMurray said.
There had been three lawnmower thefts, one of them a ride-on mower, reported in Napier over the past week.
Mower thefts had also been reported in Hastings.
Garden implements, including motorised weed trimmers, were also being taken.