Reflecting on the sixth month anniversary of the murder of a Paeroa businessman, Waikato Police say they are no less committed to resolving the homicide and say they still believe the public holds the key to the case.
Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Whitehead is the officer in charge of Operation Olive, the homicide investigation into the death of Jordan Voudouris whose body was found outside the rear of his Paeroa pizza store, Mykono's Pizza and Pasta, on the morning of June 18.
"As outlined from the start, this case is proving to be a lengthy investigation into who murdered the well respected local businessman.
"We believe that Jordan was shot sometime between 1.30am and 4.30am on the morning Monday of 18 June but the offender(s) activity either side of this time remains a focus of our enquiry."
Mr Whitehead said one of the key things for the enquiry team was convincing people that the answer to who killed Mr Voudouris lies within the local community.
"That's not to say the offender is from this area, what it means is that someone, somewhere has information that for a variety of reasons they haven't relayed to Police.
"What we want to say to that person and in fact, everyone else out there, is that as you sit down to enjoy Christmas dinner with your family to remember that Mr Voudouris had a family of his own, a family who would dearly love some closure to this tragedy."
Mr Whitehead said it was often the case in such investigations that as time goes on, people's loyalties change and he urged anyone who may have information not made available to Police at the time to come forward now.
"The focus of the 20-strong investigation team remains the same as when we began this case six months ago, to identify those responsible and bring them before the courts.
"If you have information you can contact our investigation team in confidence via Paeroa Police on 07 862 8744 or alternatively, information can be left with Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
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