Name release of boy who died in Houhora
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.
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