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Paul Holmes

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Paul Holmes began fronting his self-named current affairs show in 1989. It followed the high-rating Television One news, and often featured stories on crime and interviews with victims and their relatives. Here, Holmes introduces a story about a 14-year-old girl who disappeared in 1983 while riding her horse along a Napier beach.

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Greg Newbold, Violent crime – Violent crime and the media, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/29323/paul-holmes (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Greg Newbold, published 12 March 2024, reviewed and revised 3 May 2024 with assistance from Greg Newbold.