Police are appealing to the public to help find the owners of antique jewellery, pocket watches, scales and cufflinks found in Invercargill on Sunday.

Detective Lisa Watt, of Queenstown, said police located a stolen vehicle on Oreti beach early on Sunday.

The occupant, a 25-year-old Dunedin man, was arrested and charged with unlawfully taking the vehicle.

Det Watt said the man was also charged with burglary of the owner's address in Cashmere, Christchurch, on March 1.

A large amount of allegedly stolen property was also located.

"Some of this belonged to tourists who were holidaying at Queenstown backpacker accommodation burgled in late March."

Several other items were also recovered, including a computer, camera, a cash box and iPods which had been stolen during residential burglaries in Queenstown in late March in Atley Rd, Moonlight Track, Arthurs Point Rd and Peninsula Rd in Kelvin Heights, she said.

However, a large number of antique items had been recovered, but had not been linked to owners.

Anyone who could help find the owner of the items was asked to contact Det Watt on (03) 441-1617.

The man charged was remanded in custody and is to reappear in the Invercargill District Court on May 19.