The suspect's a lean man in his early 20s, wearing a red cap and shorts - who was travelling on a bike.

Police particularly want to speak to children on Customhouse Street near the bridge around the same time.

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04 May: Police say they're considering further action, following the arrest of a female youth in relation to a reported stabbing at Tauranga's Bayfair Shopping Centre

03 May: A manhunt's begun for the person responsible for seriously injuring another person at Tauranga's Bayfair Shopping Centre

03 May: One of two fisherman missing in Taiharuru, east of Whangarei on Wednesday has been found dead in the water

03 May: A search has resumed for two missing fishermen in Taiharuru near Whangarei Heads

03 May: A person has died and another's in a serious condition, after their car crashed into a tree in Whangarei

02 May: Police are gearing up for a weekend of aerial searches, for a solo fisherman missing off Raglan's coast, in Waikato

02 May: Search efforts have continued without success throughout the day - for two fishermen missing since last night at Whangarei Heads, near Taiharuru

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