He soon found out it was being held at the premises of towing company Amalgamated Carpark Services. "We went to pick it up and there were a lot of other people there as well."
Lyn Gibson's car was also towed on Friday night from the same grass field.
She said half a dozen cars were parked when she arrived.
She saw no signs on the way in, but the next day, "makeshift signs" had been placed on tree branches saying the cars had been towed.
"If the sign had been visible to us as we were turning into that road we would have known straight away not to park there. They were not there but they were definitely there when we came back," Mrs Gibson said.
Rudi van Emmenes arrived early in the afternoon and noticed parking everywhere else was full and cars had begun to park on the grass. "We weren't the first car down there and there were no signs saying that we were not allowed to park there."
Arriving back the next day to drive home, he saw a tow truck in the field. He found out he would have to get to Cowley Cres to collect his vehicle.
"I believe the Auckland Council should step up to the plate and refund all of us. This should not have occurred if they planned this event properly."
Amalgamated Carpark Services declined to comment.