Ric StevensOpen Justice reporter·NZ Herald·9 Aug, 2026 12:00 AMQuick Read‌Kaea Karauria (inset) died in Alexander Ave in Napier in the early hours of May 11, 2025. Photo / NZMEKaea Karauria (inset) died in Alexander Ave in Napier in the early hours of May 11, 2025. Photo / NZMEA youth charged with the murder of Napier 15-year-old Kaea Karauria is due to face trial later this year.A three-week trial has been scheduled to begin in the High Court at Palmerston North on October 27.

The 16-year-old defendant’s name has been suppressed, as have other details of the