Overview
- Police confirmed the reclassification to a homicide investigation and said they are not seeking anyone else.
- A forensic examination of the severely damaged property continues, with investigators cautioning that results will take time.
- The adult male’s post-mortem has been completed and examinations of the three children are expected tomorrow.
- Two children and the man were recovered on Sunday and the third child on Monday, with family performing karakia during the removals.
- Police have not formally named the victims; local reporting identifies the father as Dean Field, and a Givealittle page names the children as August, Hugo and Goldie, with donations for their mother surpassing NZ$300,000.