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Name release: Fatal Kawerau incident

Police are now in a position to name the two boys who died after a bank collapsed along the Tarawera River at Kawerau on 16 April.

They were 11-year-old Luti Maui Mafi and 10-year-old Paul Mason Lloyd.

“We are continuing to provide support to the boys’ whānau, and I want to acknowledge the outpouring of support from the Kawerau community at this incredibly tragic time”, said Inspector Phil Gillbanks.

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