German travellers robbed by gang

$3,640 of $5,000 goal
Given by 66 generous donors in 3 days

Trying to get back on the road

Bay of Plenty

Me and my 17 year old son travelled around the East Cape and in Nuhaka, between Gisborne and Wairoa, one of our bikes got stolen and we experienced being threatend to harm us by gang members. We were trapped inside the place we stayed for 1.5 hours as they tried to steal the second bike.

Police came but could only retrieve half of the bike. They took all the fairings off and numberplate and basically trashed the bike to make it unusable.

We would like to get back on the road and keep only the good memories. It's my son's bike and he worked very hard for it.

Police reference number is 240219/3800 bike theft

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P057829995 intimidation/ threats

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Fixing the bike and recovery costs

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update  8 March 2024

Generally we feel much better about the whole happening in Nuhaka. Time heals and we forgave the thieves and their mates for what they did. Life needs to go on in a positive way.

They did some serious damage to the bike and after checking it thoroughly we decided it would be a waste of time to get it halfway together and continue this biketour. Also our time here in NZ is running out. Some parts need to come from Europe and this takes time. We leave the bikes in storage and organise all the parts over time, where this funded money here will be spend for. As we will come to NZ more often, we will fix the bike and finish the tour at a later date.

We stopped this page to receive funding as we think we can be back on the road for the funds that have been achieved. If people end up on this page and want to give a little, we think it would be best to give a little to a youth organisation or similar.

Thanks again for everyone that helped us to get back on the road and keep only the good memories about Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Angela
Angela on 23 Feb 2024
Really sorry you have to experience this. We own a number of motorbikes and would devastated to have any of them stolen/damaged by a bunch of idiots who don’t care about anyone except themselves.
$25
Kerry
Kerry on 23 Feb 2024
May you see justice done and enjoy the rest of your stay in NZ
$35
Ted
Ted on 23 Feb 2024
We are not all from the East Cape in NZ
$25
Mita
Mita on 22 Feb 2024
Dont let those dogs get you down, I'm Maori and thode idiots/gangs sure as hell dont represent me or NZ, They the scum of the earth and cowards.
$25
Cathy
Cathy on 22 Feb 2024
So sorry that this has happened, we just rode thru Nuhaka last week , having stayed at Wainui beach .
$25

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This campaign started on 20 Feb 2024 and ended on 23 Feb 2024.