A Blenheim family is annoyed that an irreplaceable memento of military service and children's scooters were swiped from under their carport in a late night theft.
John Payne said he noticed the family's emergency pack and his children's scooters were missing on Saturday and reported the thefts to police. He thinks the goods were taken between last Wednesday night and early Thursday.
A cutlery set from Mr Payne's time in the British military was in the emergency pack.
Mr Payne said the items were kept under a carport which could not be seen from the street.
"I didn't think any of it should have been locked up."
Andrew, 6, said he was "a bit angry and a bit sad" about losing his scooter, which he got for his birthday last year.
"They loved the scooters. They would quite happily scoot to town and back on them," Mr Payne said.
It would cost $1000 to $1500 to replace the items, but it wasn't about the money, he said.
"It's just a fact that these are significant to the family. We'd certainly like to get it all back."
The Paynes immigrated to Wellington from the United Kingdom in November 2007, and moved to Blenheim in November 2008.
Mr Payne hopes his experience will alert others to the need to keep gear locked up.
The family is in the middle of moving to a new house. A new lock-up garage had been a big selling point for him, Mr Payne said.
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