Iraena Asher, an Auckland-based trainee teacher and model, mysteriously vanished under strange circumstances at Piha, a beach in West Auckland, on October 11, 2004. On the evening of her disappearance, at around 9 pm, Iraena contacted the New Zealand Police via the 1-1-1 emergency hotline, expressing concerns for her safety. Instead of dispatching a patrol car, the police opted to arrange a taxi for her. Unfortunately, the taxi driver went to the wrong street, and Asher was later discovered wandering the streets by a local Piha couple who took her into their home for several hours. At 1:10 am, she left their residence and was subsequently spotted by others walking toward the beach, partially clothed. The last two individuals to see Iraena Asher alive observed her walking naked into the night, engaging in a conversation with a streetlight, kneeling down, and kissing the ground. They returned home without notifying the police.

Asher's family informed the police that she suffered from bipolar disorder. In May 2005, they held a memorial service for her, expressing to mourners their belief that had the police responded adequately to her emergency call, she might still be alive today. Her parents were reportedly contemplating filing a lawsuit against the New Zealand Police on unspecified grounds.

An inquest into her disappearance commenced on July 17, 2012. The police investigation concluded that she likely drowned. During the inquest, the coroner criticized the couple who had sheltered Asher for not contacting the police themselves. However, the High Court later determined that the notion that their failure to call the police contributed to Asher's death was based on speculation.

To make things even weirder, Iraena’s father, Michael Asher, disappeared from Piha beach in December 2022. His body was found in January 2023 in an area of bush in Glen Eden. He is believed to have had a heart attack. Iraena’s body was never found and she is presumed to have drowned.

https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/7299799/Naked-Iraena-Asher-vanished-into-the-night

https://int-missing.fandom.com/wiki/Iraena_Asher

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Iraena_Asher

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2023/01/family-grieve-after-michael-asher-s-body-found-in-auckland-s-glen-eden.html