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Pig on the loose on major Auckland motorway, police respond

July 22, 2023
"If anyone is missing a little black pig, it was running down the motorway off ramp heading towards the city..."

"If anyone is missing a little black pig, it was running down the motorway off ramp heading towards the city..." (Source: istock.com)

A pig was reportedly on the loose on a major Auckland motorway this afternoon.

A police spokesperson said officers responded after being alerted to the incident about 4pm today.

Someone reported "a pig running on the North-Western Motorway near the Te Atatu Road off-ramp", the spokesperson said.

One Facebook user wrote that armed officers were at the scene.

A comment replied: "There is a pig somewhere. Gone bush now after running down the on ramp."

Another person wrote: "If anyone is missing a little black pig, it was running down the motorway off ramp heading towards the city..."

A police spokesperson said they weren't aware of the pig's breed or origin.

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