Police continue to receive tips 50 years after Mona Blades disappearance
Saturday 31 May 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated In this story TVNZ, Ryan Yardley
Police are still receiving information regarding the 1975 disappearance of 18-year-old hitchhiker Mona Blades. Blades vanished while travelling from Hamilton to Hastings in an orange Datsun station wagon. Despite a major manhunt and suspicions involving Derrick Hinton, no body or evidence has been found.