Name Release: Fatal Crash, Tirau

Thursday, 8 May 2025, 8:36 am
Press Release: New Zealand Police

Police can now release the name of the woman who died following a crash in Tirau on 10 April.

She was 79-year-old Nancy Ruth Smith, of Hastings.

We extend our condolences to her loved ones.

The circumstances of the crash remain under investigation.

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