Name Release: Fatal Crash, Takapau

Thursday, 22 May 2025, 4:57 pm
Press Release: New Zealand Police

Police can now release the name of the person who died in the two-vehicle crash on State Highway 2 near Takapau, on Tuesday 13 May.

He was Tony Paul Saunders, 55, of Norsewood.

Police extend their sympathies to his family and friends at this difficult time.

The circumstances of the crash remain under investigation.

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