Police have released the name of the man who died as a result of a workplace incident last Wednesday in Wairoa.
He was 61-year-old Alfred William Edwards of Wairoa.
Police were alerted to the sudden death on Hunter-Brown St in Wairoa just before 6pm, a spokesperson said.
"Our sympathies are with his whanau at this time."
Edward's death has been referred to the Coroner and is also subject to a WorkSafe NZ investigation.
