Auckland Man Seeks Recovery of Stolen $120,000 Landscaping Equipment

Soheil Soltani, an Iranian-born Aucklander, is attempting to recover a digger and custom trailer valued at $120,000 that were stolen from his Green Bay home in November 2023. Soltani recently spotted what he believed to be his lost machinery passing by his home, prompting him to spend weeks hunting for CCTV footage to aid the recovery effort. The theft destroyed his landscaping business and put him under financial pressure due to uninsured equipment and mortgage payments following Auckland's floods.

The loss of the machinery destroyed Soltani's livelihood, which he had spent a decade building. The incident highlights the financial vulnerability of small businesses in Auckland, particularly when assets are uninsured following events like floods.