{"id":118468,"date":"2025-11-05T01:51:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T01:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/118468\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T01:51:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T01:51:08","slug":"woman-found-dead-in-auckland-apartment-was-fijian-mother-of-two-police-say-she-was-stabbed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/118468\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman found dead in Auckland apartment was Fijian mother-of-two, police say she was stabbed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ZzQnbEvs\" style=\"display:none\">He confirmed to the Herald, \u201cinitial results from the post-mortem show the victim suffered a stabbing injury\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ZzQnbEvs\" style=\"display:none\">A GoFundMe page set up by Mate\u2019s brother, Semi said she \u201cwas the oldest of four siblings, a loving mother to her two beautiful boys, and a dedicated professional who worked hard to provide them with a better life\u201d. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ZzQnbEvs\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThrough her hard work and determination, she was able to take her family overseas, always striving to give them the best opportunities possible. She was caring, strong, and full of love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ZzQnbEvs\" style=\"display:none\">The funds will help bring Mate home to Fiji. <\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Luisa Mate's family have set up a fundraising page to help cover the costs of bringing her body to Fiji, plus funeral arrangements and related expenses. Photo \/ GoFundMe\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Luisa Mate&#8217;s family have set up a fundraising page to help cover the costs of bringing her body to Fiji, plus funeral arrangements and related expenses. Photo \/ GoFundMe<\/p>\n<p class=\"ZzQnbEvs\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThe costs of repatriation, funeral arrangements, and related expenses are far beyond what our family can manage on our own.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"ZzQnbEvs\" style=\"display:none\">Mate\u2019s life was \u201ctragically taken from us far too soon, as she was the victim of a senseless act of violence\u201d, the page said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ZzQnbEvs\" style=\"display:none\">When the Herald spoke to apartment building residents on Monday, they said police had been at the site since Mate was found. <\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Police remove items from the apartments on Day St, Auckland, where Luisa Mate was found dead. Photo \/ Dean Purcell\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Police remove items from the apartments on Day St, Auckland, where Luisa Mate was found dead. Photo \/ Dean Purcell<\/p>\n<p class=\"ZzQnbEvs\" style=\"display:none\">A French national living in the building for two weeks said he had run into officers at 2am, heading to his job as a baker. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ZzQnbEvs\" style=\"display:none\">It is not uncommon to see unmarked police cars, and emergency services with people gathered \u201cfor obvious reasons,\u201d one resident said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ZzQnbEvs\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWe\u2019ve got a hotel up there that\u2019s, you know, a halfway house and it\u2019s off K(arangahape) Rd, so it\u2019s pretty active.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"ZzQnbEvs\" style=\"display:none\">He said the area was often \u201cspicy\u201d. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"He confirmed to the Herald, \u201cinitial results from the post-mortem show the victim suffered a stabbing injury\u201d. 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