\u201cIt is not clear whether this person is still in the area or in nearby areas.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you see a man matching this description, do not approach them and call 111 immediately.\u201d <\/p>\n
The scene examination at the Arthur St property began yesterday, with the post-mortem expected to be undertaken today.<\/p>\n
Inquiries are ongoing, and at various locations in Pah\u012batua and the wider Tararua area this week and next week.<\/p>\n
Earlier yesterday, police appealed for anyone who saw the car travelling in the central North Island, between Pah\u012batua and Rotorua, to contact them.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you think you saw this vehicle, please speak with us as you may have information that\u2019s invaluable to the investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n
The woman\u2019s body was found at an address near Tararua College.<\/p>\n
Principal Iain Anderson updated parents via a Facebook post on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am writing to inform you that an incident has occurred this evening at a property on Arthur St, adjacent to the school. As a result, the area will be cordoned off, and there will be an increased police presence \u2013 including armed officers \u2013 over the next few days.” <\/p>\n
He said there would be \u201cchanges and precautions\u201d, including bus routes being redirected away from the bus bay, and senior leadership staff being on site early to \u201cguide students safely into the school\u201d and away from the cordoned area.<\/p>\n
\u201cPolice have requested that the public avoid the vicinity as much as possible,\u201d Anderson said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe police have assured us that there is no threat to the community at this time. We appreciate your co-operation and understanding as we prioritise the safety and well-being of our students and staff.\u201d<\/p>\n
– Additional reporting by Melissa Nightingale<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cIt is not clear whether this person is still in the area or in nearby areas. \u201cIf you…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":86592,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[124,634,5838,8916,78,7055,5158,111,43,139,69,1118,65671,675,1327,11925,40249,28652,1552,8229,61,1354],"class_list":["post-86591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-zealand","tag-could","tag-death","tag-help","tag-homicide","tag-in","tag-linked","tag-man","tag-new-zealand","tag-news","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-of","tag-pahatua","tag-police","tag-rotorua","tag-seek","tag-seeking","tag-sightings","tag-suspicious","tag-they","tag-to","tag-woman"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86591"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86591\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}