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.
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Keenan said farms in the Ngakuru, Atiamuri and Waikite Valley areas were being targeted between the hours of 1am and 5am.