Off-duty policewoman dies after being hit by car in Helena Bay, Northland

An off-duty police officer who died after being hit by a car is being remembered as a “genuine soul”.

The crash occurred on Saturday afternoon in Helena Bay, north of Whangārei.

Emergency services were called to the intersection of Webb Road and Russell Road about 3.15pm.

Police said the car left the road and crashed into a power pole before hitting a pedestrian, who died at the scene.

The driver sustained minor injuries.

The police officer, a constable based in the Far North, has been remembered by whānau and workmates as “instrumental” in the Te Tai Tokerau community.

“A person who was true to herself and stood up for what she believed in and loved her family more than anything in the world,” one social media post read.

“A genuine soul that will be sadly missed by us … and all those who worked with her.”

The officer was a loving mother and grandmother, her whānau said.

A message posted online on behalf of her daughter read: “I will love you and will miss you forever and always.”