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Police are still trying to piece together the unexplained death of a woman in Hawke's Bay this month

Police are still trying to piece together the unexplained death of a woman in Hawke's Bay this month

26 August 2019

46-year-old Kathleen Kawana was found dead in a vacant Ruatoria property on August 3.

Police are urgently looking for 42-year-old Ri Nikora, for help with the investigation.

Nikora has not been in contact with his family for several weeks.

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