Thousands of dollars worth of stolen school computers have been recovered with the help of new tracking technology.
Police said there had been an increase school burglaries on Auckland's North Shore in August, with thieves taking desktop computers, laptops and iPads.
But a number of the devices had since been
found with the help of new tracking technology, Sergeant Grant Mumby of the North Shore police tactical crime unit said.
"A number of North Shore schools have installed tracking components into their devices, meaning police are able to track the stolen items as soon as they are turned on," he said.
"The devices have been surfacing all around Auckland, some in the possession of people known to police and others with innocent purchasers".
