Police are investigating a Whangarei home invasion in which a couple were threatened and tied up by two men before their vehicle was driven off.
The incident happened about 4pm yesterday on Three Mile Bush Rd in Kamo.
Police said the husband and wife were shaken but not injured in the attack.
The invaders stole the couple's red 2011 Ford Mondeo registration FWA509.
The incident sparked a major police search for the pair and the vehicle.