Police are investigating after a man was found dead this morning in a carpark in Hastings.
Police were called to a property on Pakowhai Rd at 8.58am and remain at the scene.
"This is a commercial location with adjacent tyre and carpet shops; as well as a martial arts complex," a police spokesperson said.
![The cordon has been placed around a Hastings business.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MDNTZNGATDFEG6IGW5BL4FQFZI.png?auth=0847005f9a4b069965815923ed9c9af4cf81bc2180cda7e217ef2bfe63323e51&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
Inquiries are being made to ascertain the circumstances of the death.