Home / New ZealandLooters raid fire-ravaged Canterbury pub Kirwee Tavern - againRNZ9 Jan, 2020 04:54 AMQuick ReadSubscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Sign in hereListening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.SaveShareShare this articleCopy LinkEmailFacebookTwitter/XLinkedInRedditThe burnt out Kirwee Tavern has been looted twice since fire destroyed it. Photo / FacebookThe burnt out Kirwee Tavern has been looted twice since fire destroyed it. Photo / FacebookBy RNZLooters have targeted an historic Canterbury pub for the second time since it was gutted by a Christmas day fire.Police said alcohol was taken from the Kirwee Tavern some time between Boxing Day and 27 December, and money from the tills on Tuesday this week.The building is cordoned off after a blaze, which 60 firefighters fought, destroyed the site and left it unsafe to re-enter.In a post on Facebook, the pub's owner Steve Evans said the thefts were the lowest of all lows.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.He said the alcohol taken was worth at least $8000, and they were unable to retrieve money in the tills because the building was deemed unsafe to enter.A supported beam had also collapsed over night inside, he said.-RNZAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.SaveShareShare this articleCopy LinkEmailFacebookTwitter/XLinkedInRedditLatest from New ZealandPremiumNew ZealandSpy whistleblowers speak, breaking 30 years' silence23 Nov 07:00 AMNew ZealandLandlord accused of making racist comments, telling tenants to ‘go to Mumbai’23 Nov 06:00 AMEntertainmentProlific NZ filmmaker dies after surviving nearly a decade with cancer23 Nov 05:27 AMSponsoredKiwi campaign keeps on giving07 Sep 12:00 PMAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
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