Police confirmed the photos are not a hoax. The driver was pulled over about 4.45pm on Sunday after catching the officer's attention.

Drive down a street with a swingset sitting atop your people mover and you will be fined - that's the message being sent by police across Australasia.

But the police's hardline stance may not have had any effect yet, with more pictures emerging online of people employing unorthodox methods to transport inconvenient household goods.

A South Auckland driver was fined for attempting to transport a backyard swingset atop their people mover on Sunday.

KIWI AZ BRO/FACEBOOK This probably isn't the recommended mode of transport for a backyard swingset.

After talking with the driver, police escorted the people mover down Robertson Road in Mangere, a police statement said.

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Photos of the green swingset straddling the van were posted to the social media page Kiwi Az Bro on Monday morning.A police spokeswoman confirmed the pictures were not a hoax - a person had indeed been stopped by police on Robertson Rd in Mangere East.

MARCEL BAKKER / FACEBOOK Facebook user Marcel Bakker uploaded this picture of kiwi ingenuity last Thursday in Whangaparaoa.

The strange incident took place about 4.45pm on Sunday in the South Auckland suburb.

Police refused to say what the driver had been charged with and how much their fine was.

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Supplied This picture was taken on Auckland's southern motorway in the past couple of months.

The only text accompanying the social media post is the comment: "Seemed like a good idea at the time."

The pictures of the unconventional move have become a hit online, with the photos being shared more than 300 times in the first couple of hours and receiving thousands of likes.

A couple of people commented that they had seen the vehicle and swingset as it passed by. A video showing police tailing the people mover was also posted online.

As the swingset atop a people mover gained attention online, more photos of unorthodox transport were sent into the Kiwi Az page.

In one picture, a three piece couch set being transported in a green, two-door hatchback.

The hatchback snap was taken last Thursday on Whangaparaoa Rd, in Whangaparaoa, north of Auckland.

Incredibly, another driver from Motueka strapped an entire trampoline onto the roof of their car. The wide trampoline completely shadows the car, blocking out the back window and extending a significant distance behind the vehicle.

And to top it all of, another swingset was transported, this time on its side, on the roof of a car travelling down Auckland's southern motorway within the last month.

Police across the ditch are also joining in on calls to carry sensible loads on cars.

Tasmanian police pulled over a car that looked to be carrying most of a kitchen, strapped to its roof.

The Australian driver was also issued with an infringement notice for an insecure load, Tasmanian police said.

"Police urge motorists to be safe on the roads and always secure their load correctly," they said in a statement.