Overnight Counties/Manukau police arrested a 25 year old and charged him with the murder of Mr Olo FITI who was stabbed to death late on Friday evening at Preston Road, Otara.
Search warrants were also executed and resulted in the Subaru motor vehicle, which was of interest to the police, being located at a Takanini address.
The arrested man was identified as he was about to board a flight to Apia, Samoa, at about 11:00pm on Saturday evening at Auckland International Airport. Airport Police stopped his departure at the boarding gate.
He is due to appear at the Manukau District Court on Monday 30th March 2009.
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As the matter is now before the courts police will be making no further comments at this time.

Detective Inspector Jim Gallagher
Counties/Manukau Police