Police investigating the murder of 39 year-old Hiren Mohini are concerned that media reports which speculate on the identity of the person in the CCTV footage publicly released early in February, may hinder their efforts to progress the investigation.

On February 26 an arrest warrant was issued by the Auckland District Court for the man in the footage but, for operational reasons, it was determined that any publicity of that fact, the man's name or other identifiers would have adversely affected Police attempts to locate him.

Subsequent publicity in the media prompted the Operation Edgewater team to seek a suppression order that prohibits publication of any information in the warrant, the warrant application and affidavit that may identify that person, so that the investigation can be progressed as efficiently as possible.

"Reports in the media which suggest a name and former place of work for that person are now technically in breach of the suppression order which was sought and granted at the Auckland District Court on March 1," Detective Senior Sergeant Hywel Jones says.

"At the time the informations were laid at the Auckland District Court for the arrest warrant to be issued, there was no operational need to publicise that fact.

"Our overall objective is to locate, arrest and bring the accused before the Court and to that end we are working with the appropriate local and international agencies and authorities."