It is not unheard of for cars to be parked and abandoned, Scott said. Once a warrant of fitness has expired, that's a good sign the owners have left it, he said.
Advertisements were placed in local newspapers in a bid to find the owner.
"We were unable to locate the individual - they'd literally disappeared in thin air."
Checkpoint contacted a finance company that had interest in the vehicle, and the company then contacted the airport.
"We have received news today from a finance company who recognised the number plate and realised they had a claim on the vehicle."
It has now been towed and is in the possession from the finance company, he said. Police were involved at first in case the car was involved in foul play or stolen.
"It just seemed like a case of pure abandonment," Scott said.
"This happens all over the world that people abandon their cars when times get tough at the airport and I guess that it's just trickled all the way down to the 'Naki."
The parking fees over two years would have amounted to more than $9000, Scott said, but he admits the carpark hasn't been terribly busy during lockdowns and travel restrictions.
"The reality is for us the carpark hasn't been exactly jammed for the past two years."
- RNZ
