As stated by Detective Inspector Bridget Doell, Whangārei CIB:
A homicide investigation is underway following the discovery of a body inside a property in Whangārei yesterday afternoon.
Police were called to a residential address in Onerahi around 3pm on Thursday 27 October.
The body of a man has been located at the address and enquiries to date have indicated this is a homicide investigation.
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