Name release of boy who died in Houhora

Monday, 25 September 2017, 10:53 am
Press Release: New Zealand Police

Police can now release the name of the 9-year-old boy that died after being hit by a car in Houhora, Far North on Saturday.

He was Te Paina Herewini Tahitahi of Houhora.

Police extend their sincere sympathies to Te Paina’s family.

ENDS

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