Van break-in sours tourists' dream New Zealand trip.

I thought this never happens in New Zealand....

 

Visitors (from left) Angela Biller, Julia Hamamm, Anja Reindlmeier and Julia Tontsch are upset by the theft of their passports and belongings.

Four young German tourists' trip to New Zealand has been ruined after their campervan was broken into and all their clothes and two passports were stolen.Just over two weeks ago, Julia Tontsch, 21, Julia Hamman, 20, Angela Biller, 19 and Anja Reindlmeier, 19, arrived in Auckland with big plans for their first trip to New Zealand.

Their New Zealand experience started well with a three-day drive in their Jucy Rentals campervan around Cape Reinga but the night they got back to Auckland their trip quickly soured.
On January 18, the women parked their campervan on High St about 11pm for a toilet-stop and to get something to eat at McDonald's.
Miss Tontsch said they were away from their vehicle for 30 minutes at the most, but when they got back they found one of the windows had been smashed.
 All our backpacks and all of our clothes and shoes are gone too. There was almost nothing left," she said.
Two backpacks were taken which contained most of their clothes and two passports.
"We don't know why people took our things though - there was nothing valuable in it. Nothing worth anything to anyone but us."
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