Local iwi have performed a karakia where a missing body was found - in the search for the missing kayaker on Lake Ellesmere
Local iwi have performed a karakia where a missing body was found - in the search for the missing kayaker on Lake Ellesmere
16 January 2020
Police believe the body to be that of 59-year-old Louis Solofua... who disappeared on Saturday.
Local iwi, Te Taumutu Runanga, have placed a rahui on the area between Greenpark Huts and the Kaitorete Spit.
Police are extending their sympathies to Solofua's family - and thanking those involved in the search.
The death will be referred to the Coroner.
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