Shannon PitmanOpen Justice multimedia journalist, Whangārei·NZ Herald·1 Jun, 2026 03:00 AM5 mins to readThe house were more than 1800 cows were registered as being located. Photo / GoogleThousands of cattle allegedly vanished from the national tracing system after investigators discovered their supposed location was a seaside house.
The animals were logged, moved and ultimately lost in a blind spot that has now landed a couple before the courts, accused of supplying false information that prosecutors say created







