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"We're hoping we can reach out and touch someone that we're not aware of, and that they may be able to assist
us, in a bit more detail, (regarding) [Joanne Chatfield]'s last movements."
"They can't really get past it," Mr [Len Leleni] said.
* Despite a man being charged with murdering Grant "Granite" Adams, a $50,000 reward remains on offer till
December 31.
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POLICE investigating the cold case of South Auckland teenager Joanne Chatfield have offered a $50,000 reward
to find her, 19 years after the teenager disappeared.
Miss Chatfield was 17 when she went missing after a gig at Auckland University on the evening of November 19,
1988.
Police say her case has never been fully closed and though it is possible she is still alive, it is more likely she is
dead.
Detectives announced the reward at a press conference in Auckland yesterday. It will be paid for material
information or evidence leading to the identity and conviction of anyone responsible for any criminal offence
committed upon her since she was last seen.
Police Commissioner Howard Broad will determine the amount of the reward, on offer till February, if there is
more than one claimant.
Immunity against prosecution will be considered for any accomplice, but not for the principal offender.
Detective Sergeant Len Leleni said officers had made extensive inquiries to find Miss Chatfield, speaking to
hundreds of people.
"We're hoping we can reach out and touch someone that we're not aware of, and that they may be able to assist
us, in a bit more detail, (regarding) Joanne's last movements."
Miss Chatfield was last seen walking alone along Princes St toward Wellesley St after watching a band play at
the university cafeteria.
Friends believed she was heading home.
She had just finished the sixth form and was moving into an Onehunga flat with friends that weekend.
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Mr Leleni, who has worked on the case for 18 months, said the family were traumatised.
They still had a glimmer of hope, but "after this period of time it has diminished somewhat".
"The family are wanting some sort of closure to this, and after this period of time are questioning in the back of
their minds what has happened.
"They can't really get past it," Mr Leleni said.
POLICE REWARDS
* A $75,000 reward is on offer till December 31 in relation to the murder of Japanese tourist Kayo Matsuzawa,
29, found naked and decomposing in a central Auckland building in 1998.
* $50,000 till year's end for information relating to Katrina Jefferies, 22, whose body was found in Waikowhai
Reserve, Auckland, on July 12, 2005.
* Palmerston North man Nicholas Pike, 22, went missing from Mt Maunganui on March 15, 2002, and is believed
to be dead. A $50,000 reward lapsed but is to be renewed.
* Despite a man being charged with murdering Grant "Granite" Adams, a $50,000 reward remains on offer till
December 31.
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Caption: Joanne Chatfield: Missing 19 years.
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People Chatfield, Joanne; Leleni, Len
Title Cold case reward on missing teen: [2 Edition]
Author LING, Jenny
Publication title Dominion Post; Wellington, New Zealand
Pages A; 4
Number of pages 0
Publication year 2007
Publication date Nov 2, 2007
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Section NEWS
Publisher Fairfax Media : Fairfax New Zealand Limited
Place of publication Wellington, New Zealand
Country of publication New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
Publication subject General Interest PeriodicalsGreat Britain
ISSN 11759488
Source type Newspapers
Language of publication English
Document type NATIONAL
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"I'm really worried," she told the Herald. "If she is out there I just want her to know that I love her and we all
miss her and we want her to come home."
The Chatfield family did not want to speak to the media about the case last night. Mr [Len Leleni] said the family
still held "a glimmer of hope" that she might be alive, "although after this length of time it has diminished a bit".
"It's the one thing that hasn't been done," said Mr Leleni.
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It has been 19 years since Auckland teenager Joanne Chatfield vanished while making her way home from a gig
at Auckland University but police have not given up hope of finding out what happened to her.
In a final attempt to solve a case that has haunted her family for nearly two decades, police are now offering a
$50,000 reward for anyone with information.
The 17yearold Onehunga High School student, who had just finished sixth form, was last seen just before
midnight on November 18, 1988 walking down Princes St, towards Wellesley St.
She had been at a dance held below Shadows bar at Auckland University and had told friends she was going
home.
But she never made it.
At the time her mother, Claire Chatfield, said her daughter, a former Girl Guide who was about to move into a
flat, had never run away from home before.
"I'm really worried," she told the Herald. "If she is out there I just want her to know that I love her and we all
miss her and we want her to come home."
Repeated requests for information by police resulted in a number of possible sightings of the distinctivelooking
teen, who was described as 167cm in height with a blond punkstyle haircut.
Yesterday, Detective Sergeant Len Leleni said none of those sightings turned out to be Miss Chatfield and what
happened to her remained a mystery.
The Chatfield family did not want to speak to the media about the case last night. Mr Leleni said the family still
held "a glimmer of hope" that she might be alive, "although after this length of time it has diminished a bit".
Eighteen months ago, Mr Leleni started looking into the case again after a directive for police to reinvestigate
unsolved cases.
Despite reinterviewing friends, family and colleagues, he said he was still no closer to finding out what happened
to Miss Chatfield. Because of the time that has passed, police now believe it is unlikely she is still alive and hope
the $50,000 reward may provide an incentive for someone to come forward with information.
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It is also the only option left before referring the case to the coroner.
"It's the one thing that hasn't been done," said Mr Leleni.
Anyone with information is asked to contact their nearest police station.
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People Chatfield, Joanne; Leleni, Len
Title Cold case of missing teenager warms up again after 19
years
Author Anonymous
Publication title The New Zealand Herald; Auckland, New Zealand
First page A.3
Publication year 2007
Publication date Nov 2, 2007
Publisher New Zealand Media and Entertainment, NZME
Place of publication Auckland, New Zealand
Country of publication New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand
Publication subject General Interest PeriodicalsNew Zealand
ISSN 11700777
Source type Newspapers
Language of publication English
Document type News
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Police were called and the investigation began. [...] theories on what had come of Joe were rife.
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Former employer welcomes reward offered by police 19 years after teenager disappeared
Missing Auckland teenager Joanne Chatfield was a spirited and strongwilled teenager, whose "tough" punk
image hid a soft and likeable nature, her former employer says.
In her spare time the Auckland girl, who disappeared almost 19 years ago aged 17, visited an elderly person in a
retirement home and was fiercely "antiMcDonalds".
Warwick Jordan, who owns Hard to Find Books in Onehunga where "Joe" was about to begin working full time,
told the Herald he was pleased police last Thursday announced a $50,000 reward in relation to the case.
The investigation was always treated as a missing persons inquiry although Mr Jordan maintains she was
murdered.
Joe's parents were separated and she lived with her mother Claire. Her father Bruce Chatfield lived in the flat
upstairs from the bookstore when his daughter went missing.
Joe was meant to move into the flat the weekend she disappeared.
"She was really excited about it. She was a really neat person," Mr Jordan said.
"I was very fond of her. We had some really good conversations. She'd turn up and she'd have her hair done in
a mohawk and bright colours and things. She was really into the punk image but she wasn't a punk in terms of
the aggression side of things. She was very much antiMcDonalds, the classic teenage rebellion stuff. She
certainly had her opinions on things.
"She had a great sense of humour and I think she loved dressing up to appear rather outrageous, but more for
herself than for others. I think she loved being a nonconformist. She was a really decent person, intelligent,
with a lot of prospects. A week before she disappeared we had a disagreement because she'd been walking
around Auckland city at night on her own and she mentioned it to me.
"She said she had the right to do it she was a woman and women should be allowed to do those things. I said
to her `I'm allowed to do them too but I wouldn't because it's just not safe'. At the time it was one of those
conversations that you have with someone which don't count for anything but afterwards of course, it counted
for a lot."
Mr Jordan said he remembered arriving home in November, 1988, to find Mr Chatfield concerned that Joe had
not moved in.
"It wasn't like her to not turn up. He was quite worried."
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Police were called and the investigation began. Since then theories on what had come of Joe were rife. Mr Jordan
and later, Joe's father, travelled to Australia after reports that Joe was seen working in Sydney's red light
district, Kings Cross. He found someone matching her description, but it was "definitely" not Joe, Mr Jordan said.
"I don't think she killed herself. I don't think she's disappeared, run away. I'd like to think she's run away ... I
believe she was murdered.
"I have seen the suffering from Bruce's perspective, let alone her Mum's, which must have been worse. I don't
believe she was the sort of person who could just stand back and go `too bad about them'."
The worst part of knowing someone who had gone missing were the unanswered questions.
"It's bugged the shit out of me for 20 years."
The Mangerebased officer in charge of Operation Chatfield, Detective Sergeant Len Leleni, said police had
received about five calls since the reward was offered but none had offered new information.
Mr Leleni said he believed Joe had been murdered and that someone had information which could help police.
Joe was last seen on Princes St after leaving a concert at Auckland University on November 19, 1988. "I'm sure
that someone has interrupted her travelling on the way home," Mr Leleni said. The reward for information that
closes the case, is on offer until February.
Anyone with information is asked to call their nearest police station.
Credit: Beck Vass police reporter
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Subject Criminal investigations;
Murders & murder attempts;
Missing persons
Title Exboss still haunted by 1988 mystery
Author Beck Vass
Publication title The New Zealand Herald; Auckland, New Zealand
First page A.14
Publication year 2007
Publication date Nov 7, 2007
Publisher New Zealand Media and Entertainment, NZME
Place of publication Auckland, New Zealand
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Country of publication New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand
Publication subject General Interest PeriodicalsNew Zealand
ISSN 11700777
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Language of publication English
Document type News
ProQuest document ID 430172017
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"But we haven't had any earth shattering news. We're no closer now than we were in 1988."
Mr [Len Leleni] said detectives have spoken to hundreds of people in the 18 months he has worked on the case
and "prior to that there's been hundreds again".
Mr Leleni said the file would be reopened if any new information came to light. "What happened to her? . . .
Somebody probably knows. There's always the opportunity for someone to come forward."
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ONE of New Zealand's oldest "cold murder cases" will be closed by police investigators and passed on to the
coroner.
It has been nearly two decades since South Auckland teenager Joanne Chatfield disappeared after watching a
band's gig at Auckland University.
Police believe she was likely to have been murdered, though her body has never been found.
Last November, police investigating the case offered a $50,000 reward for information or evidence that could
lead to the identity or conviction of anyone responsible for her disappearance.
It is not expected to be renewed when it expires next month.
Detective Sergeant Len Leleni, of Counties Manukau police, said that unless there was a breakthrough before
then, the case would be passed to the coroner, with a recommendation that Miss Chatfield disappeared under
suspicious circumstances and is believed to be dead.
"Things could still change," Mr Leleni said.
"But we haven't had any earth shattering news. We're no closer now than we were in 1988."
Miss Chatfield was 17 when she went missing on the evening of November 19, 1988.
She had just finished her sixth form year at school and was to move into a flat in Onehunga with friends that
weekend.
Mr Leleni said detectives have spoken to hundreds of people in the 18 months he has worked on the case and
"prior to that there's been hundreds again".
Several people new to the inquiry have come forward since the reward was offered, he said.
"Some grew up with Miss Chatfield or played sport with her, but none were able to shed any light about what
happened to her."
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Mr Leleni said the file would be reopened if any new information came to light. "What happened to her? . . .
Somebody probably knows. There's always the opportunity for someone to come forward."
There are only two other police rewards still on offer.
Greymouth police are offering a $50,000 reward to find the killer of transient David Robinson, 25, who was killed
executionstyle nine years ago.
The other is for Palmerston North man Nicholas Pike, 22, who went missing from Mt Maunganui in 2002. The
$50,0000 reward issued in his case lapsed in July but is to be renewed.
On December 31, a $75,000 reward expired for Japanese tourist Kayo Matsuzawa, 29, whose naked and
decomposing body was found in a central Auckland building in 1998.
No arrests have been made for the murder of 22yearold Katrina Jefferies, whose seminaked body was found
at Waikowhai reserve in 2005. A $50,000 reward to find her killer also expired on December 31.
Illustration
Caption: Joanne Chatfield: Police believe she is dead.
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People Chatfield, Joanne; Leleni, Len
Title Police close file on 20yearold murder: [1 Edition]
Author LING, Jenny
Publication title Dominion Post; Wellington, New Zealand
Pages A; 4
Number of pages 0
Publication year 2008
Publication date Jan 11, 2008
Section NEWS
Publisher Fairfax Media : Fairfax New Zealand Limited
Place of publication Wellington, New Zealand
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Publication subject General Interest PeriodicalsGreat Britain
ISSN 11759488
Source type Newspapers
Language of publication English
Document type NATIONAL
ProQuest document ID 338304367
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It has been nearly two decades since South Auckland teenager Joanne Chatfield disappeared after watching a
band's gig at Auckland University.
Detective Sergeant Len Leleni, of Counties Manukau, said that unless there was a breakthrough before then, the
case would be passed to the coroner, with a recommendation that Miss Chatfield disappeared under suspicious
circumstances and is believed to be dead.
On December 31, a $75,000 reward expired for Japanese tourist Kayo Matsuzawa, 29, whose naked and
decomposing body was found in a central Auckland building in 1998.
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ONE of New Zealand's oldest "cold murder cases" will be closed by police investigators and passed on to the
coroner.
It has been nearly two decades since South Auckland teenager Joanne Chatfield disappeared after watching a
band's gig at Auckland University.
Police believe she was likely to have been murdered, though her body has never been found.
Last November, police offered a $50,000 reward for information or evidence that could lead to the identity or
conviction of anyone responsible for her disappearance. It is not expected to be renewed when it expires next
month.
Detective Sergeant Len Leleni, of Counties Manukau, said that unless there was a breakthrough before then, the
case would be passed to the coroner, with a recommendation that Miss Chatfield disappeared under suspicious
circumstances and is believed to be dead.
Miss Chatfield was 17 when she went missing on the evening of November 19, 1988. Mr Leleni said several
people new to the inquiry had come forward since the reward was offered.
"Some grew up with Miss Chatfield or played sport with her, but none were able to shed any light about what
happened to her."
Mr Leleni said the file would be reopened if any new information came to light.
There are only two other police rewards still on offer.
Greymouth police are offering a $50,000 reward to find the killer of transient David Robinson, 25, who was killed
executionstyle nine years ago.
The other is for Palmerston North man Nicholas Pike, 22, who went missing from Mt Maunganui in 2002.
The $50,0000 reward issued in his case lapsed in July, but is to be renewed.
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On December 31, a $75,000 reward expired for Japanese tourist Kayo Matsuzawa, 29, whose naked and
decomposing body was found in a central Auckland building in 1998.
No arrests have been made for the murder of 22yearold Katrina Jefferies, whose semi naked body was found
at Waikowhai Reserve, Auckland, in 2005.
A $50,000 reward to find her killer also expired on December 31.
Illustration
Caption: Joanne Chatfield: Police believe she is dead.
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People Chatfield, Joanne; Leleni, Len
Title File on woman's murder closed after 20 years: [2 Edition]
Author LING, Jenny
Publication title Dominion Post; Wellington, New Zealand
Pages A; 4
Number of pages 0
Publication year 2008
Publication date Jan 11, 2008
Section NEWS
Publisher Fairfax Media : Fairfax New Zealand Limited
Place of publication Wellington, New Zealand
Country of publication New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
Publication subject General Interest PeriodicalsGreat Britain
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* $50,000 in relation to the disappearance of Grant Trevor Adams who was last seen alive in Tauranga in
November 2005. Expired on December 31.
* $50,000 in relation to the disappearance of Kaye Stewart who went missing in the Rimutaka Forest Park,
Wainuiomata, in June 2005. Expired July last year.
* $20,000, increased to $50,000, for information that leads to the location of Sara Louise Neithe or her body,
her Honda Civic car, or the conviction of anyone responsible. Expired in December 2003.
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Rewards offered in the past five years:
* $50,000 to find the killer of transient David Robinson, 25, who was killed executionstyle on the West Coast
nine years ago. Expires March this year.
* $50,000 in relation to the disappearance of Palmerston North man Nicholas Pike, 22, from Mt Maunganui in
2002. The reward lapsed in July 2007 but has been renewed.
* US$10,000 for information leading to the arrest of Nai Yin Zue, who is wanted in relation to the murder of his
wife, An An Liu. He abandoned his daughter, nicknamed Pumpkin, in a train station and fled to the United
States.
* $50,000 in relation to the disappearance of Joanne Chatfield, last seen alive at Auckland University on
November 19, 1988. Expires February 1 this year.
* $75,000 for information about the death of Japanese tourist Kayo Matsuzawa, 29, whose naked and
decomposing body was found in a central Auckland building in 1998, expired on December 31.
* $50,000 to find the killer of Katrina Jefferies, 22, whose seminaked body was found at Waikowhai reserve in
2005. Expired on December 31.
* $50,000 in relation to the disappearance of Grant Trevor Adams who was last seen alive in Tauranga in
November 2005. Expired on December 31.
* $50,000 in relation to the disappearance of Kaye Stewart who went missing in the Rimutaka Forest Park,
Wainuiomata, in June 2005. Expired July last year.
* $20,000 to find two offenders for the alleged attempted murder and sexual violation of a 14yearold girl in
South Auckland. Expired September 2005.
* $5000 for information or evidence that led to the apprehension of Michael Joseph Cavanagh and Shannon Kay
Stevens, wanted for failing to meet their bail conditions. Expired July 2004. They were later arrested.
* $20,000, increased to $50,000, for information that leads to the location of Sara Louise Neithe or her body,
her Honda Civic car, or the conviction of anyone responsible. Expired in December 2003.
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* $20,000 for the apprehension of Joe Tua Coleman, wanted in connection with the murder of George
Matahaere. Expired in February 2003.
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Title RECENT REWARDS: [2 Edition]
Publication title Dominion Post; Wellington, New Zealand
Pages A; 6
Number of pages 0
Publication year 2008
Publication date Jan 18, 2008
Section NEWS
Publisher Fairfax Media : Fairfax New Zealand Limited
Place of publication Wellington, New Zealand
Country of publication New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
Publication subject General Interest PeriodicalsGreat Britain
ISSN 11759488
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Auckland coroner Murray Jamieson has reviewed the case of Ms Chatfield's disappearance and at a court hearing
in the Papakura District Court in October, revealed that he believed Ms Chatfield was murdered.
Dr Jamieson said that he had drawn that conclusion based on the fact that Ms Chatfield had not made contact
with friends of family, did not have the economic resources to survive if she moved in New Zealand and because
he found no evidence that Ms Chatfield had left New Zealand.
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Missing Auckland teenager Joanne Chatfield has been officially declared dead presumed murdered 20 years
after she was last seen alive.
In November last year, police announced a $50,000 reward in the hope it would prompt someone with
information on the case to speak up.
But the incentive produced no new leads and officers are no closer to knowing what happened to the 17year
old, who was last seen walking up Princes St as she left a function at Auckland University just before midnight
on November 18, 1988.
Since then, there has been much speculation over what happened to Ms Chatfield, including rumours that she
had run away or moved to Australia, but nothing has ever been confirmed.
However, Auckland coroner Murray Jamieson has reviewed the case of Ms Chatfield's disappearance and at a
court hearing in the Papakura District Court in October, revealed that he believed Ms Chatfield was murdered.
Dr Jamieson said that he had drawn that conclusion based on the fact that Ms Chatfield had not made contact
with friends of family, did not have the economic resources to survive if she moved in New Zealand and because
he found no evidence that Ms Chatfield had left New Zealand.
At the inquest, Ms Chatfield's mother Claire Chatfield suggested her daughter had been kidnapped by a cult, but
Dr Jamieson said there was also no evidence of that.
In his report into the matter, released to the Herald this month, Dr Jamieson states: "Her mother still faithfully
holds the hope that some day her only child may return, and I admire her for that demonstration of her love for
Joanne."
Dr Jamieson said Ms Chatfield had died on or after November 19, 1988, but the cause and circumstances of her
death remain unknown.
Credit: BECK VASS POLICE REPORTER
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People Chatfield, Joanne; Jamieson, Murray
Title Coroner declares missing teenager dead, presumed
murdered 20 years ago
Author BECK VASS
Publication title The New Zealand Herald; Auckland, New Zealand
First page A.7
Publication year 2008
Publication date Dec 27, 2008
Publisher New Zealand Media and Entertainment, NZME
Place of publication Auckland, New Zealand
Country of publication New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand
Publication subject General Interest PeriodicalsNew Zealand
ISSN 11700777
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Language of publication English
Document type News
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LOCAL Snap a fishing pic and win The hunt has started for the
best photo
LOCAL snap a fishing pic and win the hunt has started for the best photo. (2008, Dec 27). Bay of Plenty Times
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Top woman to tee off in NZ One of the world's most accomplished female golfers, Laura Davies, has confirmed
her entry in the inaugural New Zealand Women's Open in Christchurch next month. Davies, who has won more
than 70 times worldwide in a glittering professional career, will be a marquee player at the Open at Clearwater
Resort from January 30 to February 1. Her entry comes on the heels of the news that Australian Katherine Hull,
world ranked No30, and the European No1 Gwladys Nocera of Spain will compete in the first women's Open in
this country.
Cobain guitar nets $177k A smashed guitar from the late grunge rocker Kurt Cobain has been sold to an
unidentified private collector for $US100,000 ($177,775). A UK broker says it's the second highest known price
for Cobain memorabilia. The seller was punk rocker Sluggo of The Grannies and Hullabaloo. The sale was
confirmed this week by Jacob McMurray, senior curator at Seattle's Experience Music Project, where the Fender
Mustang in sunburst finish was displayed for a time. "It's a really coollooking guitar because it's smashed and
held together with duct tape and Kurt Cobain wrote on it," McMurray said. Sluggo traded a working guitar for the
smashed one during the first US tour of Cobain's band, Nirvana.
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LOCAL Snap a fishing pic and win The hunt has started for the best photo illustrating New Zealand's distinctive
fishing culture. Prizes worth $1000 are up for grabs in each category of the Ministry of Fisheries national
photography competition. Entries close on February 28, with competition details on fish.govt.nz. The categories
are aquatic ecosystems, customary, recreational and commercial.
Travel treasures on show An exhibition of treasures called To Travel Hopefully is on display in Tauranga Library's
New Zealand Room. The exhibition runs until January 31 and consists of old guide books, maps, postcards and
souvenirs.
Free graphic design classes Free computer classes at Papamoa Library from January 69 will teach people about
how to create animation, design a bookmark and learn about the photo management website flickr. Booking is
essential so call the library on 577 7369 for details.
NATIONAL
Missing teen declared dead
Auckland teenager Joanne Chatfield has been officially declared dead, 20 years after she disappeared. The 17
yearold vanished in November 1988, and a $50,000 reward failed to produce any information on her
whereabouts. She disappeared as she was about to start a fulltime job in an Auckland bookshop. Police said
when the reward was announced they believed she had been murdered. Auckland Coroner Murray Jamieson has
now formally ruled she is dead but the circumstances surrounding her death were unknown. Storm claims top
$300m Raging winter storms that plagued the country, causing more than 200 slips in Auckland, cost insurance
companies $300 million in claims this year $50m more than 2007. Brutal weather was blamed for the loss of at
least four lives, towns were cut off as roads flooded and tens of thousands of households were left without
power. Hundreds of people had minutes to gather important possessions before evacuating their homes.
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Search on for missing man
Northland police last night appealed for information about a young man who failed to arrive at his mother's
home for Christmas. Mark Nicholas Donaldson was due at his mother's address in Dargaville on Christmas Eve
but failed to turn up. Mr Donaldson is described as male European in his early twenties. He is 180cm tall, of solid
build, with red hair and grey eyes. He has a thick scar over his right eyebrow and also a scar under the right
eye. He is believed to be driving a Blue Toyota Surf, registration AUH259.
WORLD Ukraine blast toll at 27 Rescue workers were combing through piles of concrete and glass today in an
ongoing search for survivors from an apartment building explosion in southern Ukraine, but authorities said hope
was waning as the death toll climbed to 27. Salvage teams have pulled 21 people out alive from the rubble since
the fivestorey building collapsed on Thursday night in the Crimean peninsula resort of Yevpatoriya. Ukraine was
holding a day of national mourning today, with flags lowered to half mast and entertainment events cancelled.
SPORT
Top woman to tee off in NZ One of the world's most accomplished female golfers, Laura Davies, has confirmed
her entry in the inaugural New Zealand Women's Open in Christchurch next month. Davies, who has won more
than 70 times worldwide in a glittering professional career, will be a marquee player at the Open at Clearwater
Resort from January 30 to February 1. Her entry comes on the heels of the news that Australian Katherine Hull,
world ranked No30, and the European No1 Gwladys Nocera of Spain will compete in the first women's Open in
this country.
ENTERTAINMENT
Cobain guitar nets $177k A smashed guitar from the late grunge rocker Kurt Cobain has been sold to an
unidentified private collector for $US100,000 ($177,775). A UK broker says it's the second highest known price
for Cobain memorabilia. The seller was punk rocker Sluggo of The Grannies and Hullabaloo. The sale was
confirmed this week by Jacob McMurray, senior curator at Seattle's Experience Music Project, where the Fender
Mustang in sunburst finish was displayed for a time. "It's a really coollooking guitar because it's smashed and
held together with duct tape and Kurt Cobain wrote on it," McMurray said. Sluggo traded a working guitar for the
smashed one during the first US tour of Cobain's band, Nirvana.
THE LAST WORD Xmas tree, gifts burn up Emergency services have had a whipround for a Sydney family who
lost their presents in a Christmas tree fire. The tree caught alight about 9pm local time on Christmas eve at a
Currans Hill home, in Sydney's southwest, after lit candles were placed in it. Six people aged from six months to
80 years were taken to Campbelltown Hospital and treated for smoke inhalation. The 49yearold home owner
and his mother remain in a stable condition. The man's wife, Teresa Neeves, told Macquarie Radio Network most
of the Christmas gifts were destroyed, and soot spread throughout the house.
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People Cobain, Kurt
Title LOCAL Snap a fishing pic and win The hunt has started for
the best photo
Author Anonymous
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Publication date Dec 27, 2008
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Her husband, [Bob Martin], says that in some respects his grief is similar to that of friends whose wives have
died. "But the difference is that I'm left with two particularly strong emotions. I don't know what happened, and
the second one is that my wife's remains are lying discarded somewhere and I have a duty, I believe, to follow
that, to get an answer.
Most people reported missing are later found, he says. "But [Kaye Stewart]'s disappearance is a mystery, it's a
frustrating mystery and we want to get to the bottom of it . . . We really want to know what happened to Kaye.
We want to do it for the family, we want to do it for justice."
Graham Vanstone Fran Martin Mikimoro Nakanishi Sara Niethe Lee Sheppard AmberLee Cruickshank [JOANNE
CHATFIELD] Bevan Wright June Sowerby Jamie Herdman Kaye Stewart Tisha Lowry Connan Bolitho Edward
Reynolds No response: The reward offered for information about Kaye Stewart.
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These are the faces of some of our most wanted loved ones a tiny fraction of the more than 7000 people who
go missing each year.
THEY may have been murdered, died in an accident, given up on life or may still be walking around somewhere.
But what they have in common is that their families have spent months or years in limbo, not knowing.
Police have hundreds of unsolved historic cases on file. Most are presumed dead but, because a body has never
been found, their files remain open.
Even when the trail seems to go cold, police continue looking. Searchers returned to Rimutaka Forest Park with
dogs last week to see if they could find any more clues about Wellington woman Kaye Stewart, 62, who went
missing there nearly four years ago.
Her husband, Bob, says that in some respects his grief is similar to that of friends whose wives have died. "But
the difference is that I'm left with two particularly strong emotions. I don't know what happened, and the second
one is that my wife's remains are lying discarded somewhere and I have a duty, I believe, to follow that, to get
an answer.
"That's the difference between myself and another widower down the street."
Detective Senior Sergeant Ross Levy says police do not have any new information or leads, but want to double
check a couple of areas they have looked at many times previously.
Most people reported missing are later found, he says. "But Kaye's disappearance is a mystery, it's a frustrating
mystery and we want to get to the bottom of it . . . We really want to know what happened to Kaye. We want to
do it for the family, we want to do it for justice."
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Some people disappear deliberately. Last year Bruce James Dale was jailed after faking his death at Port
Waikato, stealing a baby's identity and starting a new life in Christchurch.
But Detective Sergeant Linda Simpson, officer in charge of the national missing persons unit, says cases of
deliberate, planned disappearance are very rare.
"Most of them, if you dig deep enough, you will probably find them somewhere." That does not mean they want
to be found.
In Auckland, Tracey Donnelly stays in contact with police over the case of her husband, Jim, nearly five years
after he disappeared from the Glenbrook steel mill. The file remains open and police are in the process of
reviewing it, she says.
Mrs Donnelly believes others were involved in her husband's disappearance because his personal items turned
up in an acid bath at the mill. "I still believe the answer lies near where he was last seen."
Not a day goes by when she does not think about him, but she no longer jumps when the phone rings. "I used
to live with my phones in my pocket. I suppose over time the rawness of the emotion goes. It's like a scar that
heals but is still there and still hurts."
Bob Martin, of Hamilton, whose daughter Francesca went missing near Taupo in 2005, says: "The worst part of it
is if you never know what happened to a person. If you can find the body, you've got closure."
Six who vanished without trace
JOANNE CHATFIELD
Miss Chatfield, 17, vanished on November 19, 1988, after watching a band in concert at Auckland University. A
$50,000 reward, offered by police in 2007, failed to help find her. She was formally declared dead last year, but
is still classed as missing.
PETER COOP
Mr Coop went missing in June 1989 in Dunedin, where he was about to start an ophthalmology course. Police
believed he staged his disappearance because he felt under intense pressure.
JIM DONNELLY
Mr Donelly, 43, went to work at the Glenbrook steel mill, southwest of Auckland, on June 21, 2004, and never
came home. The contents of his wallet and his work keys were found at the mill, inside a vat containing acid.
AMBERLEE CRUICKSHANK
Amberlee, aged 2 1/2, disappeared from the shores of Lake Wakatipu on October 17, 1992.
BEVAN WRIGHT
Mr Wright , 43, was last seen at his sister's home in Beattie St, Feilding, on January 9, 2008. Police said his
disappearance was "highly suspicious".
TISHA LOWRY
Ms Lowrey, 28, has not been heard from since saying goodbye to her grandfather at a pub in Christchurch on
September 25, 2008.
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Where are they?
7162 people were reported missing last year about 20 a day
4266 were aged under 17
3810 were female
3352 were male
88 per cent of those reported missing are found within two weeks
550 people are missing right now
262 are old cases still to be transferred into the police central database
70 foreigners are missing in New Zealand
32 Kiwis are missing overseas
Credit: PALMER Rebecca
Illustration
Caption: Graham Vanstone Fran Martin Mikimoro Nakanishi Sara Niethe Lee Sheppard AmberLee Cruickshank
Joanne Chatfield Bevan Wright June Sowerby Jamie Herdman Kaye Stewart Tisha Lowry Connan Bolitho Edward
Reynolds No response: The reward offered for information about Kaye Stewart.
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People Stewart, Kaye; Chatfield, Joanne
Title LOST; Six who vanished without trace; Where are they?
Author PALMER, Rebecca
Publication title Dominion Post; Wellington, New Zealand
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Place of publication Wellington, New Zealand
Country of publication New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
Publication subject General Interest PeriodicalsGreat Britain
ISSN 11759488
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The skeleton found in Port Waikato could be that of a teenager who went missing from Auckland almost two
decades ago, a missing persons expert claims. Jayne Furlong was 17...
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The skeleton found in Port Waikato could be that of a teenager who went missing from Auckland almost two
decades ago, a missing persons expert claims.
Jayne Furlong was 17 and working as a prostitute when she disappeared from Karangahape Rd in 1993. Her
body has never been found and police suspect she was murdered.
The remains were discovered just over a week ago in a sandhill at Sunset Beach and are believed to be that of a
woman aged 15 to 25 years old who died more than 10 years ago.
Police have whittled down a list of 100 missing persons fitting the particulars to around 30, and Ms Furlong is
one of them.
Scott Bainbridge, the author of true crime books Without Trace and Still Missing, has told police he believes the
skeleton is that of Ms Furlong. He said the only other missing person case that the details matched was that of
Joanne Chatfield who was last seen walking up Princes St following a function at Auckland University in 1988.
"They're the only two that I can think of that would match the age of how long the person has been in the sand
and also the age of the supposed person themselves," Mr Bainbridge said. "I'd say that Jayne Furlong is the one
who would likely have travelled further out of Auckland."
At the time of Ms Furlong's disappearance, Port Waikato was a haven for outcasts and drug users and Mr
Bainbridge believes Ms Furlong may have been taken there on the promise of money and drugs. Fairfax NZ
Fairfax New Zealand Limited 2010, Taranaki Daily News
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Subject Missing persons
Title Remains could be teen
Publication title Taranaki Daily News; New Plymouth, New Zealand
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Publication year 2012
Publication date May 29, 2012
Section NEWS
Publisher Fairfax Media : Fairfax New Zealand Limited
Place of publication New Plymouth, New Zealand
Country of publication New Zealand, New Plymouth, New Zealand
Publication subject General Interest PeriodicalsNew Zealand
ISSN 11767596
Source type Newspapers
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A skeleton found at Port Waikato could be that of a teenager who went missing from Auckland almost two
decades ago, a missing persons expert claims. Jayne Furlong was 17...
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A skeleton found at Port Waikato could be that of a teenager who went missing from Auckland almost two
decades ago, a missing persons expert claims.
Jayne Furlong was 17 and working as a prostitute when she disappeared from Karangahape Rd in 1993. Her
body has never been found and police suspect she was murdered.
The remains were discovered just over a week ago in a sand hill at Sunset Beach and are believed to be that of
a woman aged 15 to 25 years old who died more than 10 years ago.
Police have whittled down a list of 100 missing persons fitting the particulars to around 30, and Ms Furlong is
one of them.
Scott Bainbridge, the author of true crime books Without Trace and Still Missing, has told police he believes the
skeleton is that of Ms Furlong. He said the only other missing person case the details matched was that of
Joanne Chatfield who was last seen walking up Princes St following a function at Auckland University in 1988.
"They're the only two that I can think of that would match the age of how long the person has been in the sand
and also the age of the supposed person themselves," Mr Bainbridge said.
"I'd say that Jayne Furlong is the one who would likely have travelled further out of Auckland."
At the time of Ms Furlong's disappearance, Port Waikato was a haven for outcasts and drug users and Mr
Bainbridge believes Ms Furlong may have been taken there on the promise of money and drugs.
Ms Furlong, who was a mother, was known to regularly hitchhike and take drugs.
At the time of her disappearance Ms Furlong was due to testify as a witness for the prosecution in two separate
cases one involved gang members accused of a bashing, the other a businessman charged with brutal sex
attacks on sex workers.
She was preparing for her court appearance with police the day before she died.
On the TV show Sensing Murder, retired investigator Dayle Candy said there were two possible scenarios for her
murder that she had been picked up and abducted from the street by a client or was "uplifted and murdered by
an associate in her lifestyle".
Police launched a major operation but because they never found a body or a crime scene her disappearance was
never solved.
Detective Inspector Mark Gutry, who is heading the skeleton investigation, confirmed Ms Furlong was on their
list.
Police were confident they would identify the skeleton but did not want to get family hopes up unnecessarily, Mr
Gutry said.
Mr Bainbridge said another case that came to mind was a woman known only as Gypsy who was thought to have
been murdered and buried in the Mercer area. Two Hamilton men had bragged about picking up a hitch hiker
and raping and killing her at the time, but the supposed victim was never identified and no body was found.
The men were never charged. Mr Bainbridge's initial thought was the skeleton was that of Cynthia Grierson
Jackson who came to New Zealand in the 1950s. Her husband was a topdressing pilot who suffered head
injuries after crashing his helicopter in Port Waikato. After Ms Grierson Jackson disappeared, police went to the
couple's Grafton apartment and found her husband had taken homemade chemicals and castrated himself
before bleeding to death. Several weeks later police found a woman's leg floating in the Waikato River at Tuakau
Heads, which Mr Bainbridge believed was likely to be that of Ms GriersonJackson. Her body has never been
found.
Mr Bainbridge said police told him clothing found with the Port Waikato skeleton was too recent to match the era
when Ms Grierson Jackson disappeared, and because it was fully intact it was also unlikely to be her.
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It was also possible the woman police are trying to identify had never been reported missing.
"It might be the black sheep of a family that's gone off with the boyfriend and they think they're perfectly well
living in Australia or whatever."
It could also be someone from a migrant community or a foreign student with no strong links to family back
home, he said. If the woman was murdered, Mr Bainbridge said it was likely she died in the area as it was
unusual for a killer to transport a victim far from the scene of the crime. Fairfax NZ
Credit: Michael Fox
Fairfax New Zealand Limited 2010, Waikato Times
Details
Subject Missing persons;
Human remains;
Rape
Title Beach remains could be of sex worker, 17
Author Fox, Michael
Publication title Waikato Times; Hamilton, New Zealand
First page 1
Publication year 2012
Publication date May 29, 2012
Section NEWS
Publisher Fairfax Media : Fairfax New Zealand Limited
Place of publication Hamilton, New Zealand
Country of publication New Zealand, Hamilton, New Zealand
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The skeleton found in Port Waikato could be that of a teenager who went missing from Auckland almost two
decades ago, a missing persons expert claims. Jayne Furlong was 17...
Full Text
The skeleton found in Port Waikato could be that of a teenager who went missing from Auckland almost two
decades ago, a missing persons expert claims.
Jayne Furlong was 17 and working as a prostitute when she disappeared from Karangahape Rd in 1993. Her
body has never been found and police suspect she was murdered.
The remains were discovered just over a week ago in a sand hill at Sunset Beach and are believed to be that of
a woman aged 15 to 25yearsold who died more than 10 years ago.
Police have whittled down a list of 100 missing persons fitting the particulars to around 30, and Ms Furlong is
one of them.
Scott Bainbridge, the author of true crime books Without Trace and Still Missing, has told police he believes the
skeleton is that of Ms Furlong. He said the only other missing person case the details matched was that of
Joanne Chatfield who was last seen walking up Princes St following a function at Auckland University in 1988.
"I'd say that Jayne Furlong is the one who would likely have travelled further out of Auckland."
At the time of Ms Furlong's disappearance, Port Waikato was a haven for outcasts and drug users and Mr
Bainbridge believes Ms Furlong may have been taken there on the promise of money and drugs. Fairfax NZ
Fairfax New Zealand Limited 2010, Timaru Herald
Details
Subject Missing persons
Title Bones could be missing teen
Publication title Timaru Herald; Timaru
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Publication date May 29, 2012
Section NEWS
Publisher Fairfax Media : Fairfax New Zealand Limited
Place of publication Timaru
Country of publication New Zealand, Timaru
Publication subject General Interest PeriodicalsNew Zealand
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"If the coroner concludes that the missing person is dead, the death can be registered by the coroner with
Births, Deaths and Marriages.
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In most cases, a person must have been missing for seven years before they can be declared legally dead,
which is a decision a High Court judge makes after examining all the evidence relating to the disappearance.
But a coroner has the power to declare a person dead earlier.
In a missingperson case like that of Kaye Stewart, once police have exhausted all their avenues of investigation
and believe the person is dead, they can refer the case to the coroner for a ruling.
If the coroner is satisfied that it is likely the missing person is dead and their body is destroyed, lost or cannot
be recovered, an inquest will beheld.
"They will need evidence that the missing person is probably dead, like the circumstances of their
disappearance, bank accounts have stayed unused since the person went missing, or there has been no contact
with family, friends or work colleagues," the Ministry of Justice website explains.
"If the coroner concludes that the missing person is dead, the death can be registered by the coroner with
Births, Deaths and Marriages. A death certificate can then be issued. In some cases, it may be necessary to
make a finding where a body has not been able to be recovered but its whereabouts is known. In these cases
evidence of the fact of death still needs to be established."
Joanne Chatfield, 17, disappeared in Auckland after leaving a function at Auckland University just before
midnight on November 18, 1988. Coroner Murray Jamieson declared her dead, presumed murdered, in 2008.
Ronald Alfred Oldham, 9, was last seen playing alone at the Miramar Wharf in Wellington on the evening of
February 17, 1941. Police believed Ronnie fell from the wharf, hit his head and drowned, but his body was never
found. In 2009, Ronnie was officially declared dead by coroner Garry Evans.
Mother of one Kelly Fitzgerald disappeared at Tikitapu in August 2009. In 2011, coroner Wallace Bain declared
she was dead, presumed drowned, after apparently taking her own life.
Iraena Asher disappeared at Piha in 2004. In June last year, coroner Peter Ryan ruled that she was dead,
presumed accidentally drowned.
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Subject Missing persons;
Drownings
Title Legally dead _ how the law makes its decision
Publication title The New Zealand Herald; Auckland, New Zealand
First page A.25
Publication year 2013
Publication date May 30, 2013
Publisher New Zealand Media and Entertainment, NZME
Place of publication Auckland, New Zealand
Country of publication New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand
Publication subject General Interest PeriodicalsNew Zealand
ISSN 11700777
Source type Newspapers
Language of publication English
Document type News
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