13 Apr 2022

Two charged with murder of Gisborne woman Maraea Smith

4:14 pm on 13 April 2022

Two people have been charged with the murder of a Gisborne woman nearly three weeks ago.

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Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller

Maraea Smith died on her 36th birthday after being shot in Tairāwhiti.

A man, 36, and a woman, 30, were arrested today in Manurewa, Auckland, and charged with her murder.

They appeared in the Manukau District Court and were remanded in custody.

They will next appear before a judge in the High Court at Gisborne on 6 May 2022.