Police will speak to the parents of three young children left sleeping in a car with the keys inside before it was stolen from outside a west Auckland house last night.
The car had been left on James Laurie St, Henderson with the children, aged 6, 4 and 2 asleep in the back seat.
Police were called about 11.45pm and began a search of the area.
The vehicle was found at Parrs Park in neighbouring Glen Eden shortly after 1am with the children safely inside.
They have since been reunited with their parents.