Gisborne woman finds DNA family link to Poona Paul cold case in Australia

Leonie SheehanMultimedia Journalist·Gisborne Herald·24 Sep, 2026 05:00 PM5 mins to read‌DNA testing helped Margo Calcott discover that a man found dead in Queensland in 2008 was a cousin she had never met. Photo / Leonie SheehanDNA testing helped Margo Calcott discover that a man found dead in Queensland in 2008 was a cousin she had never met. Photo / Leonie SheehanDNA testing has uncovered a New Zealand link to a cold case across the Tasman, more than a decade after the discovery of an unidentified man’s body in Queensland. Gisborne woman Margo Calcott believes the DNA shows the man, known only as “Poona Paul”, was a cousin she had never