Name Release: Fatal Crash, Courtenay Place

Thursday, 27 February 2025, 1:56 pm
Press Release: New Zealand Police

Police can now name the woman who died following a crash on Courtenay Place, Te Aro, on 24 February.

She was Ursula Machtel, 66, formerly of Freiburg, Germany.

Police extend our condolences to her loved ones at this time.

Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.

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