To piece together the final hours of a Wairoa man's life, Police are urging the motorist thought to be involved to come forward.
Wairoa resident Nigel Sammons, 33, is believed to have been killed in a hit and run, after his body was found by a police patrol at the intersection of Black and Rutherford Sts just before 5am on Sunday.
Police are continuing to investigate whether his death was the result of a hit and run.
"Should that be the case, we urge the driver of this vehicle, or anyone who may have been a passenger, to come forward", a police spokeswoman said yesterday.
"Only the driver would be able to establish the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr Sammons."