Three people have now been charged with murder following an alleged stabbing in the remote area of Mangamuka in the Far North.
Euan Mackey, 59, died from wounds from an alleged altercation on March 3 at an Iwitaua Rd address where police were called after receiving reports of a stabbing.
A 38-year-old man, a 39-year-old woman and a 50-year-old man have been arrested over the past two weeks. However, only the 50-year-old was initially charged with murder.
At the High Court in Whangārei today, murder charges were formally laid on the 38-year-old and the 39-year-old.