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Two tourists in Napier were left with only the clothes they were standing in after a car that had picked them up drove off with all their possessions.
The backpackers, from Germany and Austria, were hitchhiking to Taupo on Sunday.
When they got out of the car to get their backpacks from the boot, the motorists drove off.
Police said the theft was blatant and probably pre-planned.
The two were yesterday trying to obtain new passports.
