Balanced News: ‘If that car could talk, the stories it would tell’ – Christchurch residents frustrated by thefts

Police are reporting a small drop in the number of car thefts in Ōtautahi-Christchurch, but that’s little comfort to a Cashmere resident who woke to find her daughter’s Mazda had been stolen on Thursday. A police spokesperson said the number of vehicles reported stolen in December was down nearly 10 percent on October. On Thursday morning Cashmere resident Leah woke to find her daughter’s Mazda Demio had been stolen from outside their house.