Mother of Five Dies in Burside Crash

A mother of five, Miriata Lee Houkamau, died after her car crashed through a fence in Burside, with police now urgently seeking the last person seen with her — a man in a white SUV who turned onto Grahams Road from Wairakei Road, briefly stopped after the crash, then fled. The collision destroyed a fence and knocked down a tree on a homeowner’s property, and authorities are appealing for witnesses to contact them with info using file number 260428/3012. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/891a25b5cae37652