New Zealand has the dubious honour of 5th in the world for car theft and burglary from cars per head of population. Further more, this type of crime is on the rise and in some areas over twenty percent increases have been reported. Many theft from vehicles go unreported so this figure can be regarded as conservative.
I have reported this many times in this blog and included a section specifically about this type of but with the busy camper van and tourist season just about to start I thought it prudent to warn prospective travellers of the dangers of leaving valuables in your hire car or motor home. Please see our section on theft from tourists