A month after a baby girl was found dead at a recycling facility in the Auckland suburb of Onehunga, police still have no idea how she got there or who her parents were.
The newborn's body was found near a blue bag on August 16, and is believed to have been transported to the facility in a truck.
But on Saturday police said despite securing "a significant amount of CCTV footage from various trucks" that visited the facility, they are "no closer to establishing what suburb the baby girl has come from and what recycling truck she came in". Several nearby suburbs use blue recycling bags.
Earlier this month police said they had found some people with a potential DNA familial link to the newborn, which some in the local community have named 'Anahera', Māori for 'angel'.
"Police are working closely with the ESR forensic scientists in their DNA phase and narrowing down over 300 potential familial links," said Det Insp Scott Beard.
"These potential contacts are from all over the country, and enquiries have been made in Christchurch and Hamilton as well as across Tāmaki Makaurau."
In addition to giving the girl a name, the community has provided teddy bears and a traditional Māori feather cloak called a 'kahu huruhuru' which she can wear at her funeral.
The mystery could be solved quite simply if the mother came forward, police said.
"We know someone knows what happened and we urge them, or anyone who suspects they may know who her mother is to come forward and speak to us," said Beard.
Earlier this month Beard said police had concerns for her safety and wellbeing too.
Anyone with information can call police on 105, quoting file number 210816/2825, or if they'd like to remain anonymous, Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
