A man has been charged in connection with the homicide of a Ngāruawāhia man found dead in McLaren Falls.
Mitchell Curtis Rehua Paterson, 26, was found dead in water below the McLaren Falls bridge about 11.30am on Friday.
James Lee Green, 27, of Rangiuru in Western Bay of Plenty, has been charged with being an accessory after the fact to the murder of Paterson by helping dispose of his body in order for another man to avoid arrest.
He also faces an additional charge of driving while disqualified at Cambridge on Friday.
The document also names another man believed to be a "party to murder" whom the Herald believes police are still seeking.