USD was taken as well, authorities are well versed in dealing with USD based crimes. Law enforcement has recovered virtual furniture and goods before so I also challenge the claim they would be incapable of dealing with bitcoins.

Also, the NZ financial authorities can be notified by an affected party. Bitcoinica was improperly, imo, listed as not dealing with the public. Also, imo, this was to avoid having to submit any dispute resolution documents and catching the eye of regulators.