Where is Te Anihana?
The mother of a young woman who went missing more than two weeks ago has made a plea for her daughter to come home.
Te Anihana Pomana, 25, was last seen leaving Sky City on 21 August around 5.06am, leaving all her belongings at the hotel. CCTV footage showed her last known movements.
She was dressed in all white and Detective Senior Sergeant Martin Friend said she appeared to be "confused" before she disappeared.
Her mother, Catherine Anderson, joined Friend at the Auckland Central Police Base on Friday morning to talk to media and bring more attention to the case.
Anderson said she had travelled to Auckland from Dunedin to help search for her daughter who was last seen in a "dishevelled state" in central Auckland.
"Te Anihana is a much loved daughter, auntie, sister, friend and mokopuna," she said, "as a mother I'm appealing to anyone who has seen her to come forward.
"Te Anihana, if you see this we all love you and miss you and want to know you're okay."
Detective Senior Sergeant Martin Friend said there was nothing to suggest foul play but the length of time Pomana had been missing and the fact she left all her possessions was worrying.
"We just do not know what's happened to her."
Friend said with such vast networks of CCTV in Auckland city it was surprising Pomana had not been seen on CCTV after leaving Sky City hotel.
Flyers were also being distributed to local businesses.
'Linking up with her heritage'
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Friend said Pomana had been travelling the country before she disappeared and it was believed she was trying to learn more about her heritage, including contacting maraes in Northland.
However, he said there were no recent sighting of her in the Far North.
Police had been in touch with maraes in that area, Friend said.
The last time Pomana was seen was when she was walking down Victoria St West in Auckland's CBD, Friend said, but it was believed on August 20, the day before she disappeared she had taken the WX1 bus to Henderson.
"She got off and caught another one instantly to the city," Friend said. "We are reaching out to anyone who was on that bus to get in touch with us."
He said police were in the process of getting footage from that bus.
Pomana did have whānau in Henderson and West Auckland, Friend said, although most of her whānau lived in the South Island.
"There are people she does know in Auckland, we're trying to establish where she might be.
"She's travelled quite extensively - flew down to Dunedin and stayed briefly with her mother, then travelled to Christchurch with her father, then sought treatment at Middlemore Hospital [in Auckland] for an existing injury, then stayed at multiple hostels and bedsits in Auckland and Sky City Hotel on August 18."
Friend said Pomana was "very resourceful" but police and her loved ones just did not know where she was.
"Our aim is to find her and bring her home to her family."
Te Anihana Pomana's mum Catherine Anderson, with a family member and Detective Senior Sergeant Martin Friend putting up fliers in Auckland.Te Anihana Pomana's mum Catherine Anderson, with a family member and
Pomana is of thin build, around 154cm tall, with curly black hair and tattoos.
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Pomana's last known movements
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Early August - Pomana travelled from Dunedin to Christchurch with her father.
August 2 - She arrived in Auckland and was treated at Middlemore Hospital for existing injuries. She was later discharged.
It's believed she moved between multiple hostels, hotels, and bedsits in early August.
August 18 - Pomana checked into SkyCity Hotel in Central Auckland, at 11.11pm.
August 20 - She was seen on CCTV boarding WX1 bus from Hobson St at 6.37pm. Police believed she travelled to Lincoln Rd in Henderson then returned to city.
August 21 - There was a confirmed sighting on CCTV of Pomana leaving Sky City at 5:06am, where she left all of her belongings behind.
The last confirmed sighting was on Victoria St West that day at 5.16am.
August 29 - Police released CCTV of Te her last known movements.
September 5 - Pomana's mother and police issue an appeal for information about her location.
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The best board games to play (and gift) this summer
Over the holiday period, the right game can make all the difference. So which board games should you try out – and which ones should you gift?
1. Sushi Go Party
This colourful, fast-paced game has great art, and a "menu" that can be changed depending on the number of players (up to eight) and their familiarity with the game.
Players win the game by creating the best combination of cards, depending on what's available, by rotating the cards from player to player like a sushi train. It's easy to learn and relatively cheap.
2. Wavelength
In this party game, teams have to try and guess the location of a hidden target on a spectrum, using a clue from one "psychic" team member. The ends of the spectrum reflect two binaries, such as hot–cold or optional–mandatory, and the target falls somewhere in between.
The closer the team gets to where the psychic thinks the target should go, the more points they score. Wavelength is one of those games where no matter if your team gets it right or wrong, you can expect people to give their two cents.
3. Mysterium and Mysterium Park
In these team games, players play mediums seeking the counsel of another player – a ghost – who gives them clues to important information about murders in the house, including the ghost’s own murder.
The ghost offers the other players tarot cards with abstract artwork with which they must attempt to discern the murder weapon, location and culprit.
4. The Quacks of Quedlinburg
This game sees players take the role of potion makers at the local fair, who must push their luck by drawing ingredients out of a bag to make the best potions without them blowing up in their face. It’s simple to teach and hilarious when someone else blows up their cauldron (although arguably less when it’s you).
5. Modern Art
This is one of the most celebrated games from board game designer luminary Reiner Knizia. Players are art dealers auctioning off beautiful paintings done by five professional artists. Players might even forget to play as they get caught up in simply admiring the pieces they are auctioning off.
Modern Art remains a fiendishly clever game that is easy to learn but hard to master.
6. Heat: Pedal to the Metal
This strategic racing game is based on 1960s Formula 1 racing. The base game boasts four tracks on two gorgeous boards, and lovely little cars that pass each other and risk spinning out around corners.
7. Nemesis
By far the most expensive (and complicated) game on this list, Nemesis can best be described as Alien: the board game.
Players have to move through a spaceship, discovering rooms and items as they go, taking care not to alert the horrific extraterrestrials that have managed to get onto the ship – represented by amazingly designed pieces. It’s a truly tense and fun experience for a full afternoon.
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Aucklanders, our weekly rubbish collections are staying after councillors voted to scrap a proposed trial of fortnightly pick-ups.
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