Runaway Millionaires

Runaway Millionaires is the gripping true story of Kara Hurring and Leo Gao, an ordinary New Zealand couple who went on the run after an extraordinary sum of money was mistakenly deposited into their account. In 2009, as New Zealand struggled to find its way through the global recession, a young couple fast-tracked their way out of financial strife after receiving millions of dollars in a banking error. Petrol station owner Leo Gao and his girlfriend Kara Hurring, along with her six-year-old daughter, fled New Zealand for a new life in China with 10 million dollars of stolen money. Their story captivated international media for two years and the hunt for New Zealand's most wanted couple gripped the nation and the world as ordinary people pictured themselves in the same situation: what would they do if this happened to them? Set against a backdrop of five-star hotels and the hidden back alleys of mainland China, Kara and Leo struggled to keep up their unconventional lifestyle. In New Zealand, a local police detective received a tip-off and began an investigation to track them down. When the NZ Police drained the offshore bank accounts, Leo took the rest of the money and fled. Kara was left alone in a strange country to fend for herself. She had a six-year-old, no money and was on the run. Runaway Millionaires is Kara's incredible untold story.