Teishallia Te Paea, 37, was found dead in her house on Camberley's Kotuku St. Composite image NZME
Teishallia Te Paea, 37, was found dead in her house on Camberley's Kotuku St. Composite image NZME
Police investigating the death of a Hastings woman they believe was killed in a “unique way” want to speak to four people who went to her home.
Teishallia Te Paea, 37, was found dead at her home in Kotuku St, Camberley, on October 29, but likely died some time beforeher body was discovered.
A homicide investigation into Te Paea’s death – Operation Knell – is ongoing and police are continuing to appeal for information from the community.
Police on Wednesday said investigators would like to speak with three males who, together, had visited her address during August or September 2025.
Police also wanted to speak with “another individual” who arrived at the address in a dark-coloured van or similar vehicle during that same time period.
Anyone with information was urged to contact police via 105, quoting file number 251029/3817.
Information can also be provided via Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.
Earlier in December, Detective Inspector Martin James said investigators were “working hard to get answers for Teishallia’s whānau, and to support them as they mourn the loss of a much-loved family member”.
“We believe there are people in the community who know what happened to Teishallia and who was involved,” James said.
Teishallia Te Paea, 37, (inset) was found dead in a residence on Camberley's Kotuku Street. Composite image.
The police Behavioural Science Unit (BSU) earlier in December completed a preliminary analysis of the killing and the offender.
Police said the homicide was committed in a “unique way”.
They said the person responsible may have been acting differently in the weeks after Te Paea’s death and avoiding questions about their movements, using family and friends as protection and being evasive about Te Paea.
The BSU said the offender was known to Te Paea, the offence was a targeted act of violence, the offender had knowledge of the property and an attempt to conceal the crime was to create distance between the offender and Te Paea.
