On the evening of October 10, 2004, Piha, a small beach town on the rugged west coast of Auckland, felt as though it were holding its breath. The ocean waves crashed violently against the shore, and the wind swirled unpredictably through the darkened sky. In the midst of this chaos, 25-year-old Iraena Te Rama Awhina … Continue reading Left in the Dark: The Unsolved Mystery of Iraena Asher’s Vanishing
Isolated, Armed, and Gone: The Unsolved Mystery of Tom Phillips & His Kids
https://youtu.be/JGsbeTakRWA Marokopa, on New Zealand's North Island, is a place where the land feels like family. For Tom Phillips, that connection ran deep. Raised on the family farm, Tom grew up in the rugged terrain, hunting, camping, and learning to navigate the wilds. It was a way of life he continued with his own children—Jayda, … Continue reading Isolated, Armed, and Gone: The Unsolved Mystery of Tom Phillips & His Kids
Did Andrew McAuley fall victim to the Tasman Sea in 2007?
https://youtu.be/-FCz0RThk1Q On February 9, 2007, a garbled radio message broke through the static. “This is kayak one… I’ve got an emergency situation. I’m sinking. Do you copy?” There was a brief pause, a crackle of static, then silence. It was Andrew McAuley’s final transmission. At that moment, Andrew was just 30 kilometers from the coast … Continue reading Did Andrew McAuley fall victim to the Tasman Sea in 2007?
The New Zealand Black Widow Murder
In May 2009, a man named Phil Nisbet was found dead in New Zealand. A lorry driver by profession and the oldest of four siblings, Phil was a trusting individual who had remained in his home country while most of his family moved to Australia. The police ruled his death as a suicide, a shocking … Continue reading The New Zealand Black Widow Murder
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