More than $100,000 of stolen goods have been recovered.
Police found a large amount of stolen property which had been taken in burglaries across the wider Hawke's Bay area following a search warrant at an address in Ngatarawa Road, Hastings yesterday.
It consists of large numbers of construction building materials, tradespeople's tools and trailers, all valued in excess of $100,000.
Police have been able to reunite some goods engraved with names to their owners.
Investigators are now trying to return items to their owners. Police estimate there were about 40 victims.