Five hundred cows rustled from Ashburton dairy farmDAVID UNWIN/FAIRFAX NZ. Mystery surrounds the disappearance of 500 dairy cows from an Ashburton farm. Workers on an Ashburton dairy farm have been left scratching their heads after 500 cows were discovered missing from their herd. READ MORE:* Cattle rustlers take $10,000 worth of stock from North Canterbury farm* 'Millions' lost in stock thieves* Who's stealing all the cows? In a statement, police said they were advised of the missing cows on Thursday and were "making enquiries".

Source: Stuff August 29, 2016 07:05 UTC