The woman who was found dead in the Ruahine Range near Palmerston North last night has been named.
She was 22-year-old Tommie Moana McKinnon from Woodville.
Police and search and rescue volunteers found Ms McKinnon's body near the Wharite Peak communication tower yesterday evening.
The scene was put under police guard overnight, and a full scene examination was carried out today.
Police were not treating her death as suspicious and it has been referred to the coroner.
