Two victims from Northland
Two of the four people who died in the horrific Taupo crash on Tuesday are from Northland, police say. The four dead were Mele Ilisapi Oliveti, 44, a Tongan national residing in Palmerston North, Helen Adele Paul, 56, of Kaikohe, Leighton Phillip Ahuriri, 60, a New Zealander residing in Western Australia, and Hone Te Ahurei Hawkins-Kanuta, 5, of Kaikohe.
Business security tips
The Northland police Crime Prevention Unit is holding a workshop for Kaikohe business owners next month about how to deal with armed robbers and keep staff safe.
The workshop, from 7pm-9pm on Thursday, November 2, at the Kaikohe RSA is free and open to business owners, operators, managers and staff. Contact the Kaikohe Business Association by emailing kaikohekorero@gmail.com to attend.