Source: Radio New Zealand
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A man has been charged five months after 21-year-old Jock Grant Davies died while hunting on Stewart Island.
The 31-year-old from Ashburton has been charged with careless use of a firearm causing death.
Davies died near Lords River on 5 July, with police notified about midday.
Police say a search and rescue team was deployed to the island via helicopter, where he was found.
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