Source: New Zealand Police
To be attributed to Acting Detective Senior Sergeant Karli Whiu:
Police are making enquiries after a man was located deceased at a construction site on Omahu Road in Hastings earlier this week.
Officers were called to the site at 7pm on Thursday 18 March.
The man was not an employee at the site and his death is currently being treated as unexplained.
A scene guard remains in place at the site while a scene examination is completed.
Work is under way to formally identify the man and at this stage we are unable to provide any further details regarding his identity.
If anyone has information which they believe may be relevant to our enquiries, please contact Police via 105 and quote file number 260319/6453.
Information can also be provided anonymously via Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.
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Issued by Police Media Centre.
