Purr-fect end after engine fright

A member of the public narrowly avoided a complete cat-astrophe after hearing a funny noise coming from the engine of her vehicle.

The woman had been shopping at Sylvia Park in Auckland recently when she returned to her car and began hearing strange sounds from the engine on the drive home.

“The woman entered the motorway and could hear ‘meows’ from under the bonnet,” Senior Sergeant Scott Cunningham, Auckland motorways manager, says.

“She pulled in behind a motorway patrol car and explained to the officer what was happening.

“Upon closer inspection a kitten was found tucked under the bonnet.”

He says the officer placed the kitten, pictured, into his lunch bag for safekeeping while he made a few calls.

“It didn’t take long and the little ball of fluff had found a new home with one of our emergency service call takers,” Cunningham adds in a statement released on May 16.

“It’s definitely a tale that will be retold around the water cooler.”

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