Thieves are going to great lengths to steal farm bikes, including hiring removal trucks to transport their loot.
Police say they are noticing a spate of farm bikes stolen, including four-wheel bikes, trail bikes and DR200 bikes.
Rotorua police acting area commander Inspector Brendon Keenan said police had information that a group of thieves had hired a moving truck from a local company and was using it to drive from farm to farm to stash the stolen bikes in.
Keenan said farms in the Ngakuru, Atiamuri and Waikite Valley areas were being targeted between the hours of 1am and 5am.