The release of the initial findings from the Court of Inquiry into the HMNZS Manawanui grounding and sinking in Samoa last month.
A historically-significant pair of binoculars that disappeared from an address in Westshore have been recovered after a public appeal that offered a reward.
The binoculars stolen from Britney Heaps' property on Westshore. Photo / Britney Heaps
Thebinoculars disappeared when inadvertently left outside on a verandah, and police say they have ongoing inquiries after a report of a burglary that is thought to have occurred in the early hours of Wednesday.
Items had been stolen from outside the house between 9pm on Tuesday and 3am on Wednesday, and police, after viewing CCTV from a site in the area, wanted to speak with the driver of a Mazda MPV vehicle or anyone who might have seen suspicious activity.
Binoculars owner Rod Heaps said when he heard the binoculars had disappeared he thought he’d never see them again, and that, because of their uniqueness, they could be disposed of as “too hot to handle”.
On going public, he said: “I thought it was a long shot. Thankfully it worked.”
