Massey, Auckland, New Zealand · 2020
New Zealand Police Constable Matthew Hunt was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Massey, Auckland, on 19 June 2020. Eli Epiha pleaded guilty to his murder, and Natalie Bracken was convicted as an accessory after the fact.
SOLVEDListenMarsden Wharf, Port of Auckland, New Zealand · 1985
On 10 July 1985, French intelligence agents bombed the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior at Auckland's Marsden Wharf, drowning photographer Fernando Pereira and triggering a major diplomatic scandal.
115 Bassett Road, Remuera, Auckland · 1963
Kevin James Speight and Frederick George Walker, two men connected to Auckland's illegal after-hours liquor trade, were shot dead at a house on Bassett Road in Remuera in December 1963; Ronald Jorgensen and John Gillies were convicted of the murders and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Credit: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=3605891Editorial useSourceUNSOLVEDListenPiha, West Auckland, New Zealand · 2004
Iraena Asher, a 25-year-old Auckland trainee teacher and model, disappeared near Piha beach in the early hours of 11 October 2004 after calling police for help; she was never found, and a police investigation later concluded she most likely drowned.
SOLVEDListenPanmure RSA, Panmure, Auckland, New Zealand · 2001
On 8 December 2001, William Dwane Bell shot and beat three people to death and seriously injured a fourth during a robbery at the Panmure RSA club in Auckland, New Zealand, two months after being fired from the club.
The files run from 1963 to 2020. The 2000s hold the most, with 4 files. The oldest is Bassett Road machine gun murders, from 1963.
By type, the largest groups are murder and homicide cases (9), kidnapping and abduction cases (1) and police shooting cases (1).
2 files of the 10 have coverage attached: 5 videos, podcasts and documentaries from 4 creators. Coffeehouse Crime, That Chapter and Dr. Todd Grande have covered the most of them.
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File:Iraena Asher.JPG — Credit: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=3605891Editorial useSource10. By status: 1 unsolved and 9 solved. The count covers published files only and changes as new files clear review.
Bassett Road machine gun murders, from 1963. Open the file
Coffeehouse Crime (1 case), That Chapter (1 case) and Dr. Todd Grande (1 case), among 4 creators in all.
It rebuilds hourly from the published files; the newest file change here is dated Jul 10, 2026. A status changes only when the record behind it does.
