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  •   Home > News > National > Lower North Island

    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


    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.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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