A couple who will soon celebrate the arrival of a baby boy were gutted to find their new car had been stolen from the hospital carpark.
Corey Olson had parked outside Wairarapa Hospital in Masterton to be with his pregnant partner Alex Barnett in the maternity ward on Monday.
Barnett, who is 37 weeks pregnant, had started having premature contractions.
The next morning, Olson found his silver 2001 Mazda Bounty was gone.
"I was just gutted. It's a pretty special time, so it's not what we need right now."