A Covid-19 vaccine storage component has been stolen from an Auckland industrial complex.
CCTV footage shows two thieves breaking into the complex in the early hours of Saturday morning and stealing a custom-made copper heat exchanger required to complete a -80C vaccine freezer room which is being built.
The thieves broke open a gate to the Penrose complex about 3.30am to access the premises in a Silver Sudan with stolen plates.
The heat exchanger was being kept in a crate, bolted to the floor, which the thieves smashed open and loaded into their vehicle.
![The copper heat exchanger for a Covid-19 vaccine freezer room. Photo / Supplied](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZIIOU5CQRTO3MZRF3ACW27EVZI.jpg?auth=fadfa2bd88c7aaac8605da35f1b98a3a71681aea505216d9e67f904a4e428d22&width=16&height=10&quality=70&smart=true)