Home / Hawkes Bay TodayName suppression lifts for Napier woman accused of Marewa murderGary Hamilton-IrvineMultimedia journalist·Hawkes Bay Today·3 Feb, 2026 10:29 PMQuick ReadSubscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Sign in hereListening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.SaveShareShare this articleCopy LinkEmailFacebookTwitter/XLinkedInRedditPolice at the scene in Marewa on January 16. Photo / NZMEPolice at the scene in Marewa on January 16. Photo / NZMEA woman charged with murdering a man in Napier last month can now be named.Eraita Nohopapa Cooper, 26, from Napier, was arrested after the incident in Marewa on Friday, January 16. Emergency services were called to a Savage Cres property late that morning, after reports a man had been assaulted. Nikora Edmonds died at the scene.Cooper was arrested at the scene and charged with murder.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.She appeared briefly in the High Court in Napier on Wednesday, where she was remanded in custody until her next High Court appearance on April 1. She did not enter a plea.There was no application to continue name suppression.No application for bail was made.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.SaveShareShare this articleCopy LinkEmailFacebookTwitter/XLinkedInRedditLatest from Hawkes Bay TodayOpinionHunter WellsWhen Veronica and the forces of nature collided14 Mar 09:00 PMHawkes Bay TodayNapier’s squabbling councillors got the region’s biggest pay bump14 Mar 05:00 PMHawkes Bay TodayClue to woman's death found on her phone after she had died13 Mar 10:00 PMSponsoredBacking locals, every day22 Feb 11:00 AMAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
