Distraught pet owner says cat stolen by cyclist in Rotorua 27 Jan, 2021 11:18 PM 2 minutes to read A cat has been stolen from a home on Phillip St in Rotorua. Photo / Supplied A Rotorua woman says she is feeling anxious and hopeless after her cat was stolen from right in front of her eyes. Patsy Richardson said she was asleep at home on Phillip St when her two dogs started growling about 3am, yesterday. When my dogs growl, it means something is going on around my section, she said. I sleep with the door open because the dogs are so good at guarding - I looked out my front door and saw someone on a bicycle at the front gate.