Decision on David Tamihere retrial delayed until September

Wednesday 29 July 2026 · 6 outlets · 4 reports · updated Wed 29 Jul, 10:01am

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The Crown has been granted an additional eight weeks to decide whether to retry David Tamihere for the 1989 murders of Swedish tourists Heidi Paakkonen and Sven Urban Höglin. Tamihere's previous convictions were quashed by the Supreme Court in March.

How they headlined it

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1. StuffWed 29 Jul, 9:22am

   Decision on retrial of David Tamihere for killing of Swedish tourists pushed back (opens in new tab)

2. Waikato Times via RNZWed 29 Jul, 9:30am

   David Tamihere faces two-month wait to find out if he will be retried (opens in new tab)

   Also on The Post (opens in new tab), The Press (opens in new tab)

3. 1NewsWed 29 Jul, 9:56am

   David Tamihere: Crown gets another 8 weeks to decide if they want retrial (opens in new tab)

4. NZ HeraldWed 29 Jul, 10:01am

   David Tamihere returns to court after Supreme Court quashes 1990 double-murder conviction (opens in new tab)