Man admits murdering police officer Matt Hunt at Auckland traffic stop Mon, 12 Jul 2021, 1:21PM Eli Bob Sauni Epiha has pleaded guilty to the murder of Constable Matthew Hunt. Photo / Michael Craig Man admits murdering police officer Matt Hunt at Auckland traffic stop Mon, 12 Jul 2021, 1:21PM The man who gunned down Constable Matthew Hunt on a West Auckland street during a traffic stop has pleaded guilty to murder. Eli Bob Sauni Epiha, 25, was set to go to trial this week on three charges: the murder of Hunt, attempted murder of police officer David Goldfinch and a charge of injuring a member of the public when he crashed his vehicle trying to evade the patrol car. But on Wednesday, he pleaded guilty to the murder and dangerous driving charges.