Name Release: Fatal Crash, Wairoa

Monday, 26 May 2025, 3:53 pm
Press Release: New Zealand Police

Police can now release the name of the man who died following a crash on Kopu Road in Wairoa on 18 May.

He was Gene Hyrem Popata, 39, from Wairoa.

Police extend our condolences to his family and friends during this difficult time.

Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.

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