The suspect's a lean man in his early 20s, wearing a red cap and shorts - who was travelling on a bike.

Police particularly want to speak to children on Customhouse Street near the bridge around the same time.

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06 May: WorkSafe has laid charges against the board of trustees at Whangarei Boys High School - over a 15 year old student's death

05 May: Award-winning Maori musician Ria Hall has announced she's running for the Tauranga mayoralty

05 May: Poor weather forecasts are hampering the search for a remaining fisherman missing at Taiharuru since Wednesday

05 May: A person's died in a motorcycle crash in the Waikato

04 May: Police say they're considering further action, following the arrest of a female youth in relation to a reported stabbing at Tauranga's Bayfair Shopping Centre

03 May: A manhunt's begun for the person responsible for seriously injuring another person at Tauranga's Bayfair Shopping Centre

03 May: One of two fisherman missing in Taiharuru, east of Whangarei on Wednesday has been found dead in the water

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