Matthew Hadfield with his car and guitar that were stolen, left, and the new car and guitar, right. A Tasman man whose car and precious possessions were stolen while he was at his father's funeral says he's ecstatic to have them all back untouched - and with a note of apology. Matthew Hadfield's car containing decades worth of treasured sheet music and the guitar he's had since he was 18 was stolen near Nelson airport earlier this month. The orchard worker had flown to Auckland for the funeral and when he returned to Nelson days later his car and precious items were gone. "I've got the cash [to pay for it] but it's more than the car's worth, it's a crappy old 1988 Toyota Corolla!"

Source: Stuff December 26, 2019 05:48 UTC