Burglars who underestimated an alert neighbour in Greerton were found hiding in a house they had allegedly just broken into.
The occupants of the Mansel Rd house were away but gave their neighbour a key for emergencies.
At 1am yesterday, the neighbour heard someone climbing through a window and called police.
When they arrived, they could not find any obvious sign of a break-in, acting Senior Sergeant Wayne Lambert said.
But the neighbour offered police the key to get inside.
When they did, men were found hiding under a bed and in a corner of a bedroom.
Two men, 32 and 36, are to appear in Tauranga District Court on burglary charges.
Neighbour foils thieves
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