6 Aug 2025

Two teenagers charged with murder of Tyreece Te Pairi in Hamilton in July

5:57 pm on 6 August 2025
Hamilton District Court

Two 19-year-old men appeared in the Hamilton District Court today. Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly

Two 19-year-old men have been charged with the murder of Tyreece Te Pairi in Hamilton in July.

Police said the pair were arrested in Hamilton and South Auckland on Tuesday evening.

The two men appeared in Hamilton District Court on Wednesday and were remanded in custody without plea to reappear on 26 August.

Tyreece Te Pairi, who was 20, was fatally wounded during an altercation on Alexandra Street just after midnight on 20 July.

The court has ordered name suppression of the two charged, as well as all suppression of all facts and circumstances relating to this case.

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