Police are speaking to a family member after a 45-year-old man was found dead in the Bay of Plenty last night.
The body was discovered at a rural property near Taneatua, 13km south of Whakatane, after police were called to a domestic incident involving the two men, said Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Standen of Whakatane CIB.
A homicide investigation has been launched.
NZPA