The pair were caught attempting to leave the country on Sunday.
Police are looking into the circumstances of the 4-year-old death.
"No words can express our sadness as we try to come to terms with the loss of our mother, wife, and friend Patricia."
Auckland Transport plans to fit transparent screens to act as barriers for drivers' protection.
Minister Brown met with the boy and his family on Wednesday.
They say there is "no ongoing risk to the public".
The 46-year-old is allegedly responsible for a "significant number" of burglaries in the city.
Helena Cribb, the 22-year-old daughter of Ron Cribb, was charged earlier this year.
He pleaded not guilty to four other charges, with sentencing expected on Wednesday.
A 75-year-old man stepped in to help.
Police would like to 'ketchup' with the person who stole the statue.
City Mission general manager says apartments are part of the solution, not the problem.
Officers found the woman seriously injured in Glenfield on Friday afternoon.
Police are still searching for the man who seriously injured the woman in her in 80s.
"I was so close but there was nothing I could do."
She was convicted in March on four charges of shoplifting.
A High Court jury found her guilty of murder on August 16.
Patel was stabbed to death while working at his dairy.
The 43-year-old has been remanded at Christchurch's Hillmorton Hospital for several months.
Imported tea turned out to be tobacco.
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