Neighbours say the discovery of premature twin babies' bodies in the Eastern Bay of Plenty is unlikely to prove sinister.
Police were called to a Matata home in Pioneer Place on Friday afternoon after the two tiny bodies were found.
Detectives are now relying on medical experts to reveal more details about how and when the babies died.
It is unknown at this stage whether the babies died after birth or were still-born. Their genders have also not been revealed.
A still-born child means a dead foetus that either weighed 400 grams or more when it was delivered or was delivered after the 20th week of pregnancy.