Peter Boland

Peter Boland was just 9 years old when he disappeared in August 1957 at a farm near Ōpōtiki in the eastern Bay of Plenty. No trace of him has ever been found. No police records or files seem to have been kept, which means everyone except his family seemed to have forgotten about the missing child until 2017. Media reports at the time say Police from Gisborne, Ōpōtiki, Kawerau, Whakatāne and Matawai, along with up to 150 farm workers, family members, bushmen, volunteers and returned servicemen searched for the boy for four days, but no sign of him was ever found.

Lemoto is urging anyone with information to contact police. "We'd love to hear from anyone who has information that might assist the investigation into 9-year-old Peter William Boland's disappearance and likely death at or in the vicinity of Oponae in August 1957."

Sources

1. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/peter-boland-cold-case-closure-for-fa...
2. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/peter-boland-case-police-open-investi...