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NZ Herald
01-06-2025
- NZ Herald
Hikoi to lift tapu off Kaikohe following child death - Shane Jones calls out Ngāpuhi's silence
The Kaikohe community is in a stunned silence following the violent death of three-year-old Catalya Remana Tangimetua Pepene. The violent death of Catalya Remana Tangimetua Pepene has sparked a call for Kaikohe locals and Māori to stand up and take control of their community. A 45-year-old man has been charged with three-year-old Catalya's murder and appeared in the Kaikohe District Court last week. Ngāpuhi
NZ Herald
25-05-2025
- NZ Herald
Toddler allegedly murdered was Catalya Remana Tangimetua Pepene, funeral today
Police arrested and charged a man with murder yesterday. He was due in the Kaikohe District Court today. Detective Senior Sergeant Christan Fouhy said police would be continuing to make inquiries in the area over the next few days. 'As the matter is now before the courts, police cannot comment further,' Fouhy said. 'Victim Support is supporting the whānau and local community following this tragic death.' Catalya's body lay at Ngāraratunua Marae, sometimes called Te Paea Marae, in Whangārei, until her funeral today. Eternal Tides Funeral Services said she would be buried at St James the Apostle Anglican Church Cemetery. A post-mortem examination was performed on Friday, and the results were due back in the days following. Detective Inspector Rhys Johnston said police had 20 staff working on the case. 'These are always difficult investigations, for the whānau, community and the police themselves,' Johnston said. Also in Northland this month, 55-year-old Geoffrey Ware was found dead at his home on May 9. A 26-year-old was charged with the Parakao man's murder. The 26-year-old was due in the High Court at Whangārei today. Police said they were not seeking anybody else in relation to Ware's death. Detective Senior Sergeant Michelle Harris of the Whangārei Criminal Investigation Branch said police were appealing for information and sightings of a 1999 blue and silver Mitsubishi L200 and a man in the Parakao area between 8am and 6.15pm on May 9, a Friday. 'We are also interested in sightings of a man reportedly seen walking along State Highway 14 that afternoon and evening.'
RNZ News
02-05-2025
- RNZ News
Kaitāia man accused of murdering Archibald McKenzie denies charge in High Court appearance
By Shannon Pitman of Lewis Edmonds appeared in the High Court at Whangārei, charged with the murder of Archibald McKenzie. Photo: Supplied / NZME A man charged with murder offered an apology from the dock to upset family members of the victim just moments after he denied committing the crime. On Friday, Lewis Edmonds, 49, of Kaitāia, appeared in the High Court at Whangārei on one charge of murder. It is alleged Edmonds killed 63-year-old Archibald McKenzie of Te Ti Mangonui between 15 and 16 April. McKenzie's body was found in a car park on Station Rd, Kawakawa , in the early hours of 16 April. Police launched a homicide investigation soon after. Edmonds was then arrested and appeared in the Kaikohe District Court last month. At his second appearance, he entered a not guilty plea to the murder charge. As Justice David Johnstone dictated his formal minute of the proceedings, he mentioned that McKenzie was Edmonds' uncle, triggering some emotion from the packed public gallery. "He's not our whānau, bro," one person said, referring to Edmonds. Edmonds began to shuffle on his feet while in the dock. Then, as the hearing finished and he was being led away to be taken back into custody, he began a mihi to the people in the public gallery, addressing them in te reo Māori. As security guards tried to move him on, Edmonds said to the gallery, "Aroha mai whānau, aroha mai. I wanted to apologise earlier through our cousin." His lawyer, Mathew Ridgley, told him to stop talking, to which Edmonds responded, "I have to 'cause they're my whānau." "We're not your whānau," a member of the public said. A three-week trial has been scheduled to begin on 20 September 2027. Edmonds will next appear for a case review hearing on 4 July. -This story originally appeared in the New Zealand Herald .
NZ Herald
02-05-2025
- NZ Herald
Kaitāia man accused of murdering Archibald McKenzie denies charge in High Court appearance
Edmonds was then arrested and appeared in the Kaikohe District Court last month. At today's second appearance, he entered a not guilty plea to the murder charge. As Justice David Johnstone dictated his formal minute of the proceedings, he mentioned that McKenzie was Edmonds' uncle, triggering some emotion from the packed public gallery. 'He's not our whānau, bro,' one person said, referring to Edmonds. Edmonds began to shuffle on his feet while in the dock. Then, as the hearing finished and he was being led away to be taken back into custody, he began a mihi to the people in the public gallery, addressing them in te reo Māori. As security guards tried to move him on, Edmonds said to the gallery, 'Aroha mai whānau, aroha mai. I wanted to apologise earlier through our cousin.' His lawye, Mathew Ridgley, told him to stop talking, to which Edmonds responded, 'I have to 'cause they're my whānau.' 'We're not your whānau,' a member of the public said. A three-week trial has been scheduled to begin on September 20, 2027. Edmonds will next appear for a case review hearing on July 4.
