7 Apr 2025

Police guards scene of sudden death in Whangārei

11:31 am on 7 April 2025
Unexplained death in Taita, Lower Hutt early on Sunday 26th January 2020.  A Police cordon and crime scene invetsigation tent were in place Monday 27th January 2020.

A scene guard is in place at a property in the Te Kamo suburb of Whangārei today. Photo: RNZ / Patrice Allen

A scene guard is in place at a property in the Te Kamo suburb of Whangārei today as police try to establish the cause of a man's sudden death.

Detective Senior Sergeant Michelle Harris of the Whangārei CIB said police were called to a house on Eden Terrace just before 4pm yesterday afternoon where they found a deceased man.

The circumstances of his death were not clear, so the property was under guard until a scene examination is carried out later today, Harris said.

A post-mortem examination would be part of the investigation, she said.

Police have yet to release the name of the deceased.

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