'Overjoyed': Parrots stolen from Auckland ditched in park

Two parrots stolen during a burglary in Auckland have been reunited with their family after they were abandoned in a public park.

Sun conures Nico and Mango were taken from their home in Browns Bay on Friday.

The beloved family pets were found by a woman walking her dog at Marlborough Park just after 4pm, Acting Detective Sergeant Beth Bates said.

"Her dog took an interest in a cat cage left under a tree and unexpectedly met two parrots inside left with some bird seed," she said.

The pair were reunited with their owner, Dilon, and his son and nephew.

"Dilon and his family have had sleepless nights worrying about their pets, they are overjoyed to get them back."

Nico and Mango were parched but "otherwise seem to be well".

"The reunion was celebrated to lots of chirps and flying onto their dad’s shoulder."

An investigation into the person responsible for taking the birds was underway.

"Although they were stolen from their home in the first place, it’s nice to know that someone's had enough of a conscience to leave them in a busy park where they would be found," Bates said.

It comes just two days after a puppy was stolen from her foster home on Auckland's North Shore.

Pebbles, a three-month-old Shar Pei mix, was taken from a property in Birkdale on Friday, Matariki Day.

The puppy was found and returned to South Auckland Animal Rescue.

A 52-year-old North Shore woman has been charged with theft.