Fourteen guns have been stolen from a Southland farm.
Police say the farmhouse, near the town of Mataura, was burgled overnight while no-one was home.
As well as the guns and ammunition, a large amount of frozen meat, tools, chainsaws and scuba diving gear was stolen
Police say the offenders also took a car - a red 2003 Holden Commodore with registration BQQ-793 - from the farm, and they want anyone with information to contact them or the Crimestoppers line.
The three strikes rule which applies to urban burglary should be applied to livestock theft, according to the ACT Party. It also wants property used in the crime confiscated.
Wellington's 100-year-old ceremonial "key to the city" has gone missing from its sealed museum case.
Police are appealing for information about a man with "Z" shapes shaved on his head accused of raping a 15-year-old girl at knifepoint in Hamilton near a water tower yesterday.
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