Man arrested for Christmas Day shooting

A 44-year-old Kaitaia man has been charged with murder following the discovery of a body in a Kaitaia house yesterday.

Senior Sergeant Gordon Gunn said police were called to the Grigg St house shortly after 5.30pm yesterday after reports of three gunshots were heard coming from the address.

Earlier reports said the shots followed an argument.

The man was taken into custody around 11 o'clock last night and charged with murder.

The deceased is a man aged in his 30s and is yet to be formally identified.