Senior Constable Sherryl Pearce with the rescued kitten. Photo / NZ Police
A police officer's "lightning-quick reflexes" rescued a kitten from an Auckland motorway after a 40-minute effort to wrangle it to safety.
Police received a number of calls from members of the public on Sunday about the wee tabby on the road between Greenlane and Market Rd.
Its colouring blended into
the road, making it nearly impossible for traffic camera operators to spot, Ten One Magazine reported.
After evading capture for nearly 40 minutes, the kitten was taken into custody "thanks to the lightning-quick reflexes" of Constable Simon Russell, the publication reported.
The kitten had been hiding in the engine bay of a stopped vehicle and was scooped up by Russell when it leapt out.
