“However, we would like to hear from anyone who might have information about this incident or those involved.”
Anyone with information should contact police at 105 and use the reference number 251214/9237.
It is the third homicide investigation launched in New Zealand in as many days.
Rotorua police are investigating the death of a man found with critical injuries in a crashed car on Friday. Police said his injuries did not appear crash-related.
On Saturday, Central District police found two people dead at a rural property in Ruatahi, near Whanganui National Park. A scene examination was expected to take several days.
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