Dark shadows in ‘piece of paradise’ after violent deaths

Blake Turner2026-07-12T19:16:03.000Z

Bloody shame. Used to be you could leave your keys in the car and nobody would touch it. Now this. Hope they catch whoever did it.

RNZ2026-07-12T20:08:03.000Z

nah Blake it's not the same town it was 20 years ago. Bastards coming from the city ruin everything.

Cameron Diaz2026-07-12T19:34:03.000Z

Piece of paradise? More like piece of work. Bet it's meth related again. Same story different town.

Luca Reid2026-07-12T20:19:03.000Z

a grip. One of them was a guy whose wife stabbed him. That's not meth, that's just rotten luck.

Ruby Fraser2026-07-12T19:41:03.000Z

I work up that way sometimes. The vibe has definitely changed last few years. Makes you sick.

Isla Cooper2026-07-12T19:50:03.000Z

FFS my nan lives out Hokianga. Scared to answer the door now apparently. What's happening to this country.

Rowan Blake2026-07-12T20:02:03.000Z

Wait two violent deaths in two weeks and cops still haven't said much? Typical.

Rowan Blake2026-07-12T20:09:03.000Z

Same. Police always 'ongoing inquiries' while families grieve. Embarrassing.

Eva Anderson2026-07-12T20:37:03.000Z

Exactly. Housing crisis pushing people into cheaper areas and bringing problems with them.

Eva Anderson2026-07-12T20:11:03.000Z

Yikes. Just moved out of Auckland to get away from this kinda stuff. Guess nowhere's safe anymore.

Sky Murphy2026-07-12T20:24:03.000Z

tbh this is so sad. Used to love camping up there as a kid. Paradise lost I guess 😔

Alex Rivera2026-07-12T20:30:03.000Z

People need to stop blaming meth and start blaming the lack of cops and mental health support. This was preventable.

Cameron Diaz2026-07-12T20:56:03.000Z

you'd rather blame lack of cops than the actual scumbags doing the killing? Classic.

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