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Name release: Mahurangi River, Warkworth

Tekanimaeu Arobati named as victim in Mahurangi River tragedy
FILE PHOTO. Puhinui Falls on the Mahurangi River. Photo taken in February 2023. Image – @SikotiHamiltonR, X.

Police have named the man who was located deceased in the Mahurangi River near Warkworth on 24 January.

He was Tekanimaeu Arobati, 47, from Kiribati.

“Our thoughts are with his family and friends during this difficult time, and we are offering support to the family.

“The death has been referred to the Coroner.”

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