Senior Sergeant Small says with each incident there is the potential for serious injury if a motorist is involved. "We are reminding farmers to keep road boundary fences in good condition and for landowners to be extra vigilant around stock management and supervision." "This time of the year sees the slowest grass growth and I suspect some famers are getting short on grass, which will be contributing to animals pushing through fences to the long grass on roadsides," he says. Waitematā North Area Prevention Manager, Senior Sergeant Roger Small says one of the main causes for stock getting onto the roads is inadequate fencing. In the past four weeks, Police have received 36 complaints of wandering stock on the roads, ranging from a couple of miniature ponies on the road to more than 30 cows on the loose.Īreas of concern include Helensville, Wellsford, Dairy Flat and Stillwater. Police in Waitematā North are urging landowners to ensure their fences are secure after a number of complaints about wandering stock. …because the boundary fence wasn't secure.
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