A man will appear in court tomorrow over the death of Taranaki man Desroe Bishop.
Mr Bishop, 37, was fatally stabbed at his property in Opunake early this morning.
A 33-year-old who was arrested in relation to the death has now been charged with murder and will appear in the New Plymouth District Court tomorrow.
The scene examinations at the two properties cordoned off earlier in the day are ongoing, police said.