An unrestrained travelling goat has become the poster child for a police reminder about buckling up our most vulnerable passengers when behind the wheel.
Over the past two days Eastern Bay of Plenty Police carried out an operation targeting child restraints in vehicles.
Road Policing Constable Marty Sanderson, of Whakatane, said the checkpoints were carried out in Kawerau, Te Teko, Opotiki and Whakatane - and it wasn't just people police were keeping an eye on.
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An unrestrained goat was spotted in one vehicle, and while that wasn't illegal, it also wasn't the best way for four-legged friends to travel.