Whanganui Chronicle
  • Whanganui Chronicle home
  • Latest news
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
  • Death notices
  • Classifieds

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • On The Up
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Residential property listings
  • Rural
    • All Rural
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology

Locations

  • Taranaki
  • National Park
  • Whakapapa
  • Ohakune
  • Raetihi
  • Taihape
  • Marton
  • Feilding
  • Palmerston North

Media

  • Video
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-Editions
  • Photo sales
  • Classifieds

Weather

  • New Plymouth
  • Whanganui
  • Palmertson North
  • Levin

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / Whanganui Chronicle

Could bunny toy stranded in Auckland belong to a Whanganui traveller?

Whanganui Chronicle
15 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM2 mins to read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  Sign in here

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save

    Share this article

The bunny was handed in at Auckland Airport's domestic terminal on November 10. Photo / Supplied

The bunny was handed in at Auckland Airport's domestic terminal on November 10. Photo / Supplied

Auckland Airport's lost property team is hoping a young Whanganui traveller might be the owner of a unclaimed bunny soft toy.

Kelvin Jiang, who manages the airport's lost property office, said the bunny was handed in on November 10, a day on which there were two flights between Auckland and Whanganui.

"We have thousands of lost items handed in every year, and some are very special. I'm sure someone will be missing their bunny – we'd like to get them back together.

"This year, because of the effect Covid-19 has had on passenger numbers, there have been fewer items handed in from around the international terminal.

"But with domestic running at around two-thirds of last year's passenger volumes, there are still plenty of items that get left behind. Whenever possible, we do what we can to get these items back to their owners – it's easier to get things back to their owner when it's a domestic traveller than for international."

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Auckland Airport's lost property office manager Kelvin Jiang is hoping a young Whanganui traveller might be the owner of a unclaimed bunny soft toy. Photo / Supplied
Auckland Airport's lost property office manager Kelvin Jiang is hoping a young Whanganui traveller might be the owner of a unclaimed bunny soft toy. Photo / Supplied

Clothing, safe food items, sunglasses and toys go to Mangere East Family Services – that's where the bunny could end up if its home cannot be found.

"Earlier this year, we had a 3kg bag of onions and a massive bag of toilet rolls," Jiang said.

"It all goes to the charity – and they do great work in the local community.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

"Last month, a surfboard was handed in at the domestic terminal – we managed to get that back to its owner. At the start of the year, we had bicycles and wheelchairs handed in. We've had paintings, power tools, musical instruments – there are a couple of ukuleles in there right now.

"False teeth get handed in – because of the health risk, we dispose of them straight away."

If you know a young traveller who was in the Auckland Airport domestic terminal on November 10 and has lost their bunny toy, please get in touch via email lostproperty@aucklandairport.co.nz

NewsletterClicker

Discover more

Russell Bell: One business emerges from top three

15 Dec 04:00 PM

Summer fun for Maria Pl pop-up space

13 Dec 04:00 PM

Museum a cool destination for summer visitors

14 Dec 03:41 AM

The Monday Q&A: Hannah Middleton

13 Dec 04:00 PM
Save

    Share this article

Latest from Whanganui Chronicle

Whanganui Chronicle

Ngāti Rangi’s whānau housing push

17 Jun 03:02 AM
Whanganui Chronicle

Major North Island farming business appoints new boss

16 Jun 09:12 PM
Whanganui Chronicle

Family escapes devastating house fire as community rallies support

16 Jun 06:08 PM

Jono and Ben brew up a tea-fuelled adventure in Sri Lanka

sponsored
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from Whanganui Chronicle

Ngāti Rangi’s whānau housing push

Ngāti Rangi’s whānau housing push

17 Jun 03:02 AM

'This is an iwi-led solution – an investment in ourselves and our communities.'

Major North Island farming business appoints new boss

Major North Island farming business appoints new boss

16 Jun 09:12 PM
Family escapes devastating house fire as community rallies support

Family escapes devastating house fire as community rallies support

16 Jun 06:08 PM
Whanganui East gains new GP clinic

Whanganui East gains new GP clinic

16 Jun 06:00 PM
Help for those helping hardest-hit
sponsored

Help for those helping hardest-hit

NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • Whanganui Chronicle e-edition
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Subscribe to the Whanganui Chronicle
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • NZME Events
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP