{"id":183978,"date":"2025-12-14T23:30:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T23:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/183978\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T23:30:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T23:30:07","slug":"ruatiti-double-homicide-photo-released-as-police-search-for-person-of-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/183978\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruatiti double homicide: Photo released as police search for person of interest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ZYUOfoYRjneFbDGdUm\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cPolice will be carrying out reassurance patrols as we work as quickly as possible to locate those involved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ZYUOfoYRjneFbDGdUm\" style=\"display:none\">A homicide investigation was launched by police yesterday after two people were found dead by officers at a Ruatiti address near Whanganui National Park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ZYUOfoYRjneFbDGdUm\" style=\"display:none\">Additional police had been deployed to the Ruatiti area to aid the investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ZYUOfoYRjneFbDGdUm\" style=\"display:none\">Members of the public with information are advised to contact police by calling 105 or visiting 105.police.govt.nz using the reference number P064773873.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ZYUOfoYRjneFbDGdUm\" style=\"display:none\">Earlier, Bennett said the victims were located by police at a rural property on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ZYUOfoYRjneFbDGdUm\" style=\"display:none\">A scene examination has continued into the new week as officers canvas the large and isolated property, with the Eagle helicopter called in to assist staff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ZYUOfoYRjneFbDGdUm\" style=\"display:none\">Bennett said a post-mortem and formal identification procedures will be carried out in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ZYUOfoYRjneFbDGdUm\" style=\"display:none\">He said there will be a heightened police presence in the area as the investigation progresses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ZYUOfoYRjneFbDGdUm\" style=\"display:none\">Police said they would like to hear from anyone in the Ruatiti area who has information about the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ZYUOfoYRjneFbDGdUm\" style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/the-daily-h-your-fast-smart-guide-to-the-days-biggest-headlines\/VQR5CULLQRECZP2ORSWPGDORBU\/?utm_source=nzherald&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_id=nz_cta\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/the-daily-h-your-fast-smart-guide-to-the-days-biggest-headlines\/VQR5CULLQRECZP2ORSWPGDORBU\/?utm_source=nzherald&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_id=nz_cta\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up to The Daily H<\/a>, a free newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cPolice will be carrying out reassurance patrols as we work as quickly as possible to locate those 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