Cheeky thief steals fence

Police are looking for the "audacious, cheeky" thief who stripped palings and a gate from a newly constructed fence around a Kaikohe childcare centre.

Detective Sergeant Russell Price said the 69 stolen palings are 1.5 metres high, 150mm wide, and tanalised.

"They will have nail holes in them and most likely jemmy marks where they were prised off the fence."

The owner of the daycare centre has offered a reward for information leading to the recovery of the property and/or the prosecution of the offenders.

- NORTHERN ADVOCATE (WHANGAREI)