Police are going door to door through the small community of Kaikohe looking for the man involved in the fatal home invasion last week.
71-year-old Linda Woods was killed in what Police have described as a 'sexually motivated burglary'.
The invader had taken his shoes and pants off in the process of the attack, which police have now been able to take DNA from, allowing them to compare samples.
Charlotte Cook speaks with RNZ reporter Lucy Xia in Kaikohe.
