Home / New Zealand / CrimeCraig KapitanSenior Multimedia Journalist·NZ Herald·5 Aug, 2026 12:20 AM3 mins to read‌A man has died overnight following a street fight in Ōtara, with police launching a homicide investigation.

Video / NZ HeraldA teenager who brought a knife to a fistfight, then used the weapon to stab an adversary in the back, has pleaded guilty to murder.

Tailasa Vakavale Otuha’Apai Pongia, now 20, appeared in the dock in the High Court at Auckland this morning as he admitted to the homicide

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