A flock of ducklings received a much-needed hand up after they fell into a drain in Auckland.
Police officers from the youth services staff in Browns Bay were called to the unique rescue after spotting 12 ducklings in a drain on Friday.
Video footage of the incident was captured and
posted to the North Shore, Rodney & West Auckland Police Facebook page.
A man can be seen bending down to pick up a number of ducklings from the drain and placing them carefully on the path, before they run off to their grateful mother.
"Isn't this a great tale? Our youth services staff in Browns Bay helped out a mother duck in a spot of bother as her 12 ducklings were stuck down a drain.
